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Maier, Sarah E. "STEAM(y) and Marvel(ous) Women: Agent Scully, Lisbeth Salander, Beth Harmon and the Black Widow." A Vindication of the Redhead. The Typology of Red Hair Throughout the Literary and Visual Arts. Eds. Brenda Ayres and Sarah E. Maier. New York [etc.]: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. 261–80. Added by: joachim (2/20/22, 4:00 PM) Last edited by: joachim (2/20/22, 4:02 PM) |
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| Resource type: Book Chapter Language: en: English DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83515-6_12 BibTeX citation key: Maier2021a Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "The Avengers", Gender, Superhero, USA Creators: Ayres, Maier Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (New York [etc.]) Collection: A Vindication of the Redhead. The Typology of Red Hair Throughout the Literary and Visual Arts |
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This final chapter investigates how, following the immense popularity of the science fiction drama The X-Files (1993–2002, reboot 2016–2018), critics argued for a link between young women watching the show and pursuing an education and career in STEM because of Dana Scully. It will also consider Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander as well as Walter Tevis’ Beth Harmon who are intellectually gifted redheads, one of whom hides her gingerness and the other is known for her masterful chess prowess. During the same period of time, the rise of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, has injected female perspective into the Marvel Universe. In all cases, these are redheads who work against the sexualized stereotype to exemplify women as active problem solvers in their worlds.
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