Examining Lois Lane : the scoop on Superman's sweetheart / edited by Nadine Farghaly
- Published
- Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 2013.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 305 pages)
- Additional Creators
- Farghaly, Nadine, 1981-
Access Online
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Intro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Full Disclosure -- The Evolution of Lois Lane in Film and Television -- Feminine Mystique -- Lois and Superman -- The Quest of Lois -- Supermen and Not-So-Super Women -- Sex, the Single Girl, Superman, and the City -- What's Love Got to Do with It? -- It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Lois Lane! -- Woman on Top -- "I Moved On, and So Did theRest of Us" -- Smallville 's Lois Lane -- Domesticity Deferred -- Attachment Disorder and Smallville -- Index -- About the Editor.
- Summary
- "In June 1938, Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1, which also featured his romantic interest--and Clark Kent's journalistic rival--Lois Lane. In the decades since, the intrepid reporter has become an iconic figure almost as recognizable as the Man of Steel himself. Lois has appeared in multiple adaptations, from her own comic book to various films and television shows, and millions of women have seen--and continue to see--her as a role model. Examining Lois Lane: The Scoop on Superman's Sweetheart is the first anthology to explore the many incarnations of this empowering American icon. Chapters analyze the character of Lois Lane in various media through the perspectives of feminism, gender studies, cultural studies, and more. In some discussions she is compared to mythological heroines, while others explain her importance in popular culture. This wide-ranging collection looks at previously neglected aspects of Lois and offers new insights into the evolution of her character. Seventy-five years after Lois Lane's first appearance, this book creates a fascinating picture of the obstacles and decisions faced by her character, whose challenges and accomplishments often reflected those of women over the course of the past century. Examining Lois Lane will be of interest to students and scholars as well as those who grew up reading and watching the many manifestations of Superman's girlfriend"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780810892378 ebook
0810892375
9780810892361 pbk. : alk. paper
0810892367 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references(pages 299) and index.
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