Classical Receptions and Impact of Xena: Warrior Princess (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Potter, Amanda; Strong, Anise K.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Presenting a wide range of new scholarly approaches, this is the first volume to critique the highly influential television series Xena: Warrior Princess. Based on the online international 2021 conference on Xena: Warrior Princess, this book offers a critical overview of the series' ground-breaking impact and discusses why it has maintained its appeal.

Contributors from across the world include perspectives from classical reception studies, queer studies and fan studies to examine the influence of ancient Mediterranean mythology and history in the series and, in turn, how the series shaped the viewer's understanding of the classical past. Significantly, there are also studies of Xena's depiction as a barrier-smashing heroine, and an examination of how the series paved the way for portrayals of LGBTQ+ relationships on mainstream television. The legacy of the series is seen in how it has continued to shape modern views about classical antiquity and how it laid the groundwork for subsequent series and films representing the ancient world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350332423
• Artikelnr.: 72251831

Autorenporträt

Amanda Potter is a Visiting Fellow in Classics at the Open University, UK. She co-edited Ancient Epic in Film and Television (2021) and has published widely on classics in film and television. Anise K. Strong is Associate Professor in Classics at Western Michigan University, USA. She has published widely on classics in film, television and comics.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction
Anise K. Strong (Western Michigan University
USA) and Amanda Potter (Open University
UK) Part One: Xena
History and Myth 1. Xena and the Dictator
Avishay Gerczuk and Ayelet Peer (Bar-Ilan University
Israel) 2. Cleopatra in the Xenaverse
Trevor Fear (Open University
UK) 3. Xena in Britannia
Tony Keen (University of Notre Dame
USA) 4. Envisioning Helen of Troy
Bonnie Rock-McCutcheon (Wilson College
USA) 5. The Influence of the Tale of Cupid and Psyche on the Xenaverse
Hendrik Müller (Hochschule Fresenius Hamburg
Germany) 6. Xena and the Amazons
Laurel Bowman (University of Victoria
Canada) and Connie Skibinski (University of Newcastle
Australia) 7. Xena the Healer
Anneka Rene (Saint Kentigern College
New Zealand) Part Two: The Impact of Xena 8. Xena and The Power of Friendship in Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
Krishni Burns (University of Illinois Chicago
USA) 9. New Zealand Flexible Production Models and Xena
Lauren Steimer (University of South Carolina
USA) 10. Xena Breaking Walls and Genres in Television Musical Episodes
Anise K. Strong (Western Michigan University
USA) 11. Xena Mythology-based Fanfiction
Amanda Potter (Open University
UK) 12. Expressing Lesbian Identity Through the Voice of Gabrielle
the Bard of Poteidia
Sara Palermo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Spain) 13. Xenites
Community and Activism
Tanya N. Cook (Community College of Aurora
USA) 14. Whoosh.Org and Xena Fandom
Kym Taborn (Independent Scholar
USA) Afterword
Nick Lowe (Royal Holloway University of London
UK) Bibliography Filmography Notes