AKA WWJD?: Interrogating Gendered Ideologies and Urban Revanchism
Published in Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology, 2024
Recommended citation: Jacob, Arun and Elizabeth Di Emanuele. (2024). “AKA WWJD?: Interrogating Gendered Ideologies and Urban Revanchism”, Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology edited by Mary Grace Lao, Jessica Bay and Pree Rehal, University of Calgary Press. pp. 243-252. https://ucp.manifoldapp.org/projects/9781773855752. https://ucp.manifoldapp.org/projects/9781773855752/resource/chapter-15-aka-wwjd-interrogating-gendered-ideologies-and-urban-revanchism
This book chapter argues that just as Jessica’s physical strength enables her to resist the city’s threats, her vulnerability and resilience as a survivor are what make her an even greater threat—to Kilgrave and to the city that seeks to silence her voice and abilities.
Recommended citation: Jacob, Arun and Elizabeth Di Emanuele. (2024). “AKA WWJD?: Interrogating Gendered Ideologies and Urban Revanchism”, Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology edited by Mary Grace Lao, Jessica Bay and Pree Rehal, University of Calgary Press. pp. 243-252. https://ucp.manifoldapp.org/projects/9781773855752.