- Rikke Schubart
Rikke Schubart (born November 16, 1966) is a Danish
author and film scholar, who teaches at Institute for Litterature, Culture and Media atSyddansk Universitet inOdense ,Denmark . Her research has focused on American popular cinema after 1970.She made her literary debut in 1993 with "I lyst og død: Fra Frankenstein til splatterfilm", an analysis of the horror genre in film and litterature. She has since then written a number of books about horror and action films and about women in films.
Her latest English-language book, "Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970-2006" (McFarland, 2007), has chapters on film stars such as
Pam Grier andSigourney Weaver as well as lesser known actresses likeMeiko Kaji ,Cynthia Rothrock andMilla Jovovich .She has also written a children's book, "Prinsessen der brokkede sig hele tiden" (Høst og søn, 2005).
Bibliography
*"I lyst og død: Fra Frankenstein til splatterfilm" (Borgens forlag, 1993)
*"Verdens 25 bedste gyserfilm" (Rosinante, 2001)
*"Med vold og magt: Actionfilm fra Dirty Harry til The Matrix" (Rosinante, 2002)
*"Made in America: Tendenser i amerikansk film" (Gads forlag, 2003)
*"Femme Fatalities: Representations of Strong Women in the Media" (Nordicom, 2004)
*"Prinsessen der brokkede sig hele tiden" (Høst og søn, 2005)
*"Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970-2006" (McFarland Publishers, 2007)
* "Bid" a vampire novel (Politiken Forlag, 2008)Eksternal links
* [http://www.humaniora.sdu.dk/nywebX/inc/show.php?full=924 Official homepage]
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