Marvel's Black Widow from Spy to Superhero

Sherry Ginn is a retired educator currently living in North Carolina. She has authored books examining female characters on science fiction television series as well as the multiple television worlds of Joss Whedon. Edited collections have examined sex in science fiction, time travel, the apocalypse, and the award-winning series Farscape, Doctor Who, and Fringe.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction: Black Widow’s Place in Marvel’s Universes and Our Own (Sherry Ginn)

A “very specific skill set”: Black Widow’s Use of Language in The Avengers (Malgorzata Drewniok)

In Search of the Complete Female Character in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe (Heather M. Porter)

Front and Center: Examining Black Widow Fanvids (Samira Nadkarni)

“Eyes front, Ivan!” The Comic Books’ Journey through

deleteFashions and Men (Valerie Estelle Frankel)

Feminism in American Cinema: The Many Incarnations

deleteBlack Widow (Jillian Coleman Benjamin)

Red Rooms, Conditioning Chairs and Needles in the Brain:

deleteBrainwashing and Mind Control in the Whedon and Marvel Universes (Sherry Ginn)

Joss Whedon’s Radical Icon of Third Wave Feminism

(Lewis Call)

Athena’s Daughter: Black Widow’s Impact Aesthetic (David Kociemba)

The Elusive Black Widow Film: Fan-Made Texts as Social Desire Paths (Tanya R. Cochran)

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About the Contributors

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