Vigilante Feminists and Agents of Destiny: Violence, Empowerment, and the Teenage Super/heroine - Hardcover

by Laura Mattoon D'Amore (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Laura Mattoon D'Amore is associate professor of cultural studies at Roger Williams University.