This book tracks the vigilante feminist teenage super/heroine in comics and YA literature, a character who acts as a vigilante on behalf of the protection of girls and women. It traces the trajectory of super/heroines who experience violent trauma...
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This book tracks the vigilante feminist teenage super/heroine in comics and YA literature, a character who acts as a vigilante on behalf of the protection of girls and women. It traces the trajectory of super/heroines who experience violent trauma and are subsequently empowered by use of violence to reclaim control over their lives and bodies. Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Finding Agency after Trauma -- 2 "Choice is Your Weapon" -- 3 Hunting Wolves -- 4 "I Know How to Do Things Most People Don't" -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
