Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: The Development and Background of the Filmic Violent Woman
1. Complementarity and Its Discontents: An Overview of Violent Women in American Film
2. Expressions of Masculinity: The Traditions of Violence in American Film
3. Female Murderers: America's Recurring Nightmare
Part Two: The Violent Woman on the Contemporary Screen
4. Romancing Trauma: The Violent Woman in Contemporary American Film
5. Violent Women in Love
6. Femininity on the Front Line: Portrayals of Violent Women in Recent Military Films
7. Conclusion: The Long Kiss Goodnight
Endnotes
Index