"Baad Bitches" and Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films

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“Baad Bitches” and Sassy Supermamas the new black studies series Edited by Darlene Clark Hine and Dwight A. McBride A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. “Baad Bitches” and Sassy Supermamas black power action films STEPHANE DUNN UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS Urbana and Chicago © 2008 by Stephane Dunn All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 c p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dunn, Stephane, 1967– “Baad bitches” and sassy supermamas : Black power action films / Stephane Dunn. p. cm. — (The new Black studies series) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13 978-0-252-03340-7 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10 0-252-03340-x (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-13 978-0-252-07548-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10 978-0-252-07548-x (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Blaxploitation films—United States—History and criticism. 2. Adventure films—United States—History and criticism. 3. African American women heroes in motion pictures. I. Title. pn1995.9.n4d86   2008 791.43'652996073—dc22   200704811 3 In love, dedication, and memory to the toughest woman I ever knew, my grandmother, Mrs. Idene Ward. ...