“Unreal” Gender Messages in Late 90s Women-Centered Action Dramas

The rise of women-centered action drama series such as Buffy, The Vampire Slayer (1995-2002), Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001), and Charmed (1998-2002), in the late 90s was seen as feminist progress by some thanks to the shows’ powerful lead female hero characters, yet the issue of women’s emergin...

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Main Author: Anne Currier Sweet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Groupe de Recherche Identités et Cultures 2012-05-01
Series:TV Series
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/tvseries/1205