The Book Prize Index

Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation

Carolyn Cocca

"Explores the production, representation, and reception of prominent female superheroes in mainstream superhero comics, television shows, and films."--

Gender & SexualityGender & Sexuality · medium confidenceGender & Sexuality81 signalsLlm Classifier: Gender & Sexuality -> Gender & SexualityOpen Library: Gender Studies -> Gender & SexualityOpen Library: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies -> Gender & SexualityLGBTQ History & LifeFilm, Television & Popular CultureGender & Feminism

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for Media and Cultural Studies2017Honorable mentionOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

    This suggestion did not meet the normal display threshold and is more likely to be wrong.

    The book argues that prominent female superheroes’ production, representation, and reception in mainstream comics, television, and film can be analyzed through gender, power, and representation.

    Model confidence 55%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    50 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.