For His Eyes Only: The Women of James Bond

Published by Columbia University Press 2015

For His Eyes Only

The Women of James Bond

Edited by: Lisa Funnell

https://doi.org/10.7312/funn17614

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About this book

The first book-length anthology on femininity and feminism in the Bond series

Author / Editor information

Lisa Funnell is assistant professor in the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma. She is the author of Warrior Women: Gender, Race, and the Transnational Chinese Action Star and has published extensively on gender in the James Bond franchise.

Reviews

An illuminating and provocative new contribution to 'Bondology.'

Sarah Gilligan, Hartlepool College:
This extensive yet accessible collection forms a vital and timely addition to the existing academic literature on the Bond franchise. Drawing together international and interdisciplinary perspectives, the book offers diverse critical approaches to the close analysis of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, age, national identity and power in the films. It is essential reading for students and scholars alike.

Estella Tincknell, University of the West of England:
This comprehensive and impressive collection of essays is essential for those working within the burgeoning area of 'Bond studies'. It covers a broad spectrum of topics, from the colonisation of the black and Asian female agent's body to the franchise's troubled negotiation of patriarchy and feminism, and from the articulation of female desire to the problem of female authority in the Bond fantasy. The book is absolutely up to date, with a whole section devoted to Skyfall and to Judi Dench's legacy as M. Containing contributions from established and emerging scholars, its combination of breadth and depth makes it both a pleasure to read and an important addition to the literature on the subject.

Claire Hines, Southampton Solent University:
At long last, a book about the women of Bond that not only fills a gap in Bond scholarship but also contributes to a wider understanding of the representation of women, and the relationship between gender politics and the media. This is an eye-opening collection for anyone who wants to see beyond the iconic images from past and present to consider that the world of Bond is nothing without women, and that understanding the representation of women in the franchise is a complex process.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Contributor List Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Foreword Christoph Lindner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Introduction. The Women of James Bond Lisa Funnell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Section 1. From Novel to Film
1. “Women Were for Recreation” The Gender Politics of Ian Fleming’s James Bond James Chapman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. The Bond Girl who is not There The Tiffany Case Boel Ulfsdotter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
3. James Bond and Female Authority The Female M in the Bond Novels and Films Jim Leach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
Section 2. Desiring the Other
4. Desiring the Soviet Woman Tatiana Romanova and From Russia, with Love Thomas M. Barrett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
5. “The Old Ways are Best” The Colonization of Women of Color in Bond Films Travis L. Wagner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
6. Bond’s Bit on the Side Race, Exoticism and the Bond “Fluffer” Character Charles Burnetts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
7. The Politics of Representation Disciplining and Domesticating Miss Moneypenny in Skyfall Kristen Shaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
8. Objects of White Male Desire (D)Evolving Representations of Asian Women in Bond Films Lisa Funnell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Section 3. Feminist Critiques and Movements
9. “Never Trust a Rich Spy” Ursula Andress, Vesper Lynd, and Mythic Power in Casino Royale 1967 Robert von Dassanowsky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
10. “This Never Happened to the Other Fellow” On Her Majesty’s Secret Service as Bond Woman’s Film Marlisa Santos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
11. “What Really Went on up there James?” Bond’s Wife, Blofeld’s Patients, and Empowered Bond Women Dan Mills Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
12. Sisterhood as Resistance in for your Eyes only and Octopussy Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
13. Bond is not enough Elektra King and the Desiring Bond Girl Alexander Sergeant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
Section 4. Gendered Conventions
14. Female Bodies in the James Bond Title Sequences Sabine Planka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
15. Random Access Mysteries James Bond and the Matter of the Unknown Woman Eileen Rositzka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
16. Pussy Galore Women and Music in Goldfinger Catherine Haworth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
17. Female Voice and the Bond Films Anna G. Piotrowska Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
18. Designing Character Costume, Bond Girls, and Negotiating Representation Andrea J. Severson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
Section 5. Female Agency and Gender Roles
19. Secret Agent Nuptials Marriage, Gender Roles, and the “Different Bond Woman” in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Stephen Nepa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
20. The Spy who Fooled me The Early Bond Girl and the Magician’s Assistant Ross Karlan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
21. “Women Drivers” The Changing Role of the Bond Girl in Vehicle Chases Stephanie Jones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
22. “It’s not for Everyone” James Bond and Miss Moneypenny in Skyfall Klaus Dodds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
23. “Who is Salt?” The Difficulty of Constructing a Female James Bond and Reconstructing Gender Expectations Jeffrey A. Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
Section 6. Judi Dench’s Tenure as M
24. From Masculine Mastermind to Maternal Martyr Judi Dench’s M, Skyfall, and the Patriarchal Logic of the James Bond Films Peter C. Kunze Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
25. M, 007, and the Challenge of Female Authority in the Bond Franchise Brian Patton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
26. “M”(O)Thering Female Representation of Age and Power in James Bond Lori Parks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
27. Mothering the Bond-M Relation in Skyfall and the Bond Girl Intervention Christopher Holliday Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
28. Property of a Lady: (S)Mothering Judi Dench’s M S)Mothering Judi Dench’s M Michael W. Boyce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Edition: Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 384

eBook

Published: October 20, 2015
ISBN: 9780231850926