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Sisterhood is Too Powerful for Television: Adapting the Wonder Woman Family From Comics to the Small Screen: Familial Bonding in Film and Television since 1950

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Abstract

The adaptation of Wonder Woman from a comic book form to a successful television show was not an easy process. Initially conceived of as a campy, humourous program like the very successful Batman, the show gradually evolved into a more serious action-oriented program with a nod towards feminist messages. Yet the increased feminist themes in Season 2 came at the expense of the feminist context of Wonder Woman's all-female family, her mother and sister, who disappeared entirely from the program. This reflects a trend in 1970s popular culture, or promoting feminist slogans while undermining feminist principles.

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Scholary Output:
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
Chapter

Host publication Subtitle

Familial Bonding in Film and Television since 1950

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 19-32

Publication milestones

  • Published - 08/2011

Publication status

Published - 08/2011

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Press

ISBN (Print)

1-4438-2985-4

Host publication title

Bound By Love

Host publication editors

  • Laura Mattoon D’Amore

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