TY - JOUR
T1 - Britain's last line of defence
T2 - Miss moneypenny and the desperations of filmic feminism
AU - Brabazon, Tara
PY - 1999/9/1
Y1 - 1999/9/1
N2 - There is much potential, both politically and theoretically, in monitoring the confluences of feminism and popular culture. While much attention has been granted to Madonna and the Spice Girls, there are textual sites that have a far longer, and more complex, history. This article analyses Miss Moneypenny, a character in the long-running James Bond series. Through monitoring the superspy's super-secretary, we discover the contradictory, ambivalent, and surprising impact of feminism on this small but resonant site in filmic history.
AB - There is much potential, both politically and theoretically, in monitoring the confluences of feminism and popular culture. While much attention has been granted to Madonna and the Spice Girls, there are textual sites that have a far longer, and more complex, history. This article analyses Miss Moneypenny, a character in the long-running James Bond series. Through monitoring the superspy's super-secretary, we discover the contradictory, ambivalent, and surprising impact of feminism on this small but resonant site in filmic history.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033403829&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0277-5395(99)00059-X
DO - 10.1016/S0277-5395(99)00059-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033403829
SN - 0277-5395
VL - 22
SP - 489
EP - 496
JO - Women's Studies International Forum
JF - Women's Studies International Forum
IS - 5
ER -