{"product_id":"wonder-woman-and-philosophy-9781119280750","title":"Wonder Woman and Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWonder Woman and Philosophy: The Amazonian Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e explores a wide range of philosophical questionssurrounding the most popular female superhero of all time, from her creation as feminist propaganda during World War II up to the first female lead in the blockbuster DC movie-franchise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first book dedicated to the philosophical questions raised by the complex and enduringly iconic super-heroine\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFighting fascism with feminism since 1941, considers the power of Wonder Woman as an exploration of gender identity and also that of the human condition  what limits us and what we can overcome\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConfronts the ambiguities of Wonder Woman, from her roles as a feminist cause and fully empowered woman, to her objectification as sexual fantasy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics explored include origin stories and identity, propaganda and art, altruism and the ethics of care, Amazonians as transhumanists, eroticism and graphic novels, the crafting of a heroine, domination, rela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: The Myndi Mayer Foundation xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor’s Note xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: In and For a World of Ordinary Mortals 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacob M. Held\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I You Are a Wonder Woman 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Becoming a (Wonder) Woman: Feminism, Nationalism, and the Ambiguity of Female Identity 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Lenore Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The God of War is Wearing What? Gender in the New 52 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah K. Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Wonder Woman vs. Harley Quinn: The Paradox of the Moral Hero 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJill Hernandez and Allie Hernandez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Great Hera! Considering Wonder Woman’s Super Heroism 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrip McCrossin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Dispatches from Man’s World 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Wonder Woman: Feminist Faux Pas? 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrea Zanin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Feminist Symbol or Fetish? Žižek, Wonder Woman, and \u003ci\u003eFinal Crisis 72\u003cbr\u003e Matthew William Brake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 When Clark Met Diana: Friendship and Romance in Comics 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew A. Hoffman and Sara Kolmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III When I Deal with Them, I Deal with Them 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Bound to Face the Truth: The Ethics of Using Wonder Woman’s Lasso 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelanie Johnson-Moxley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 “What I Had to Do”: The Ethics of Wonder Woman’s Execution of Maxwell Lord 104\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark D. White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Can a Warrior Care? Wonder Woman and the Improbable Intersection of Care Ethics and Bushido 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteve Bein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Wonder Woman: Saving Lives through Just Torture? 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam Barkman and Sabina Tokbergenova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Wonder Woman Winning with Words: A Paragon of Wisdom, Disarming Threats One at a Time 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancis Tobienne Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV God(s), Country, Sorority 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Wonder Woman, Worship, and Gods Almighty: Purpose in Submission to Loving Authority 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacob M. Held\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Merciful Minerva in a Modern Metropolis 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis Knepp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Wonder Woman and Patriarchy: From Themyscira’s Amazons to Wittig’s Guérrillères 162\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMónica Cano Abadía\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Tying Up Loose Ends 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Lasso of Truth? 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Edwin Mahon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Loving Lassos: Wonder Woman, Kink, and Care 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaria Chavez, Chris Gavaler, and Nathaniel Goldberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Golden Lassos and Logical Paradoxes 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoy T. Cook and Nathan Kellen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407026823511,"sku":"9781119280750","price":11.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119280750.jpg?v=1730497920","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wonder-woman-and-philosophy-9781119280750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}