دانلود کتاب Shaken & stirred - The feminism of James Bond

Although she has been lauded by some as a liberated woman and true feminist archetype, the
Bond Girl has virtually escaped critical study . . . until now. Shaken & Stirred: The Feminism
of James Bond, the unofficial and independent first chapter in the Bond Girl's evolutionary journey,
argues that the character initially served as a different archetype: one that reinforced a traditional,
feminine ideal that served as a powerful reactionary symbol against the gender equality movement that
gained prominence in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.
Shaken & Stirred: The Feminism of James Bond provides a glimpse into “second
wave" feminism, the Women’s Liberation Movement, and cultural representations of women during the
latter half of the American twentieth century through a Bondian lens. It traces the evolutionary journey of
the cinematic Bond Girl and assesses her cultural impact, revealing who she is and what she represents
during the first eleven films in the James Bond franchise, a seventeen-year period described as the
Golden Era of the Bond Girl, and beyond.
The Feminism of James Bond is the first installment in Robert A. Caplen’s Shaken &
Stirred — series, which analyzes the historical and social implications of the feminist and Women’s
Liberation movements in popular culture.