The newest iterations of two high-profile action franchises are considered from the perspective of gender and national identity; two of the papers here are presented by undergraduate scholars.
Presentations
We Are Not Things: Ideology, Social Roles, and Appearance in Mad Max: Fury Road
Presenters
Daniel Gilmore
Babes, Cars, Flame-Throwing Guitars: Formal and Narrative Subversion of Hypermasculinity in Fury Road
Presenters
Elora Mastison
The Contemporary British Hero: Daniel Craig as James Bond
Presenters
Sarah Louise Kelley
James Bond: The Man, The Myth, The Misogynist
Presenters
Aeron Pennington
Session chairs
Jason Davids Scott
