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The structure of the family is changing across the US, according to The New York Times. Women’s economic independence is not only changing the shape of the american families across the …
Read MoreNorse migrants to England in the latter ninth century were supposed to be mostly males. However, a recent study suggests that the ratio male/female might be different from that previously thought. …
Read MoreWomen have been reduced to sexual objects, or mere objects, in media narratives in order to stress male characters journeys. Marvel has been trying to smash stereotypes of women in comics …
Read MoreMary Marvel is a female superhero from the 40s, the sister of Captain Marvel, a comic book originally published by Fawcett Comics (now owned by DC). Marc Swayze, the artist, based …
Read MoreFirst of all: what is a taboo? A taboo refers to a social norm from a certain community, culture or sub-culture, that is strongly ingrained within the members of the community, …
Read MoreIn 1999 comics writer Gail Simone posted a list called “Women in Refrigerators,” in which she numbered female lead and supporting characters who had suffered doomed fates in the mainstream superhero …
Read MoreWhere are the heroines with superpowers? Where is the female superhero? How is she portrayed in comics? How do you think she will be portrayed in movies? If you are thinking …
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