Project Advisor(s) (Students Only)
Dr. Kirsten Day
Presentation Type (All Applicants)
Oral Presentation
Disciplines (All Applicants)
Classics | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Film and Media Studies
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
Wonder Woman, an Amazonian princess and superheroine who has been inspiring women since her comic debut in 1941. From her origins to the villains she faces, Wonder Woman’s stories and character are wrapped up in allusions to famous myths and figures of Greek and Roman literature. In my Senior Inquiry, I investigate Wonder Woman’s Classical connections and compare the ancient portrayal of Amazonian women to their portrayal in the comics and the recent films Wonder Woman (2017) and Justice League (2017). Also, in my Senior Inquiry, I analyze Dr. William Marston’s complicated and problematic feminist views which inspired his creation of Wonder Woman.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Karnes, Victoria A.. "Wonder Woman: Classical Hero, Modern Superheroine, and Feminist Figure" (2018). Celebration of Learning.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/celebrationoflearning/2018/presentations/4
Included in
Classics Commons, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Film and Media Studies Commons
Wonder Woman: Classical Hero, Modern Superheroine, and Feminist Figure
Wonder Woman, an Amazonian princess and superheroine who has been inspiring women since her comic debut in 1941. From her origins to the villains she faces, Wonder Woman’s stories and character are wrapped up in allusions to famous myths and figures of Greek and Roman literature. In my Senior Inquiry, I investigate Wonder Woman’s Classical connections and compare the ancient portrayal of Amazonian women to their portrayal in the comics and the recent films Wonder Woman (2017) and Justice League (2017). Also, in my Senior Inquiry, I analyze Dr. William Marston’s complicated and problematic feminist views which inspired his creation of Wonder Woman.