Women of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" and the Posthuman Intersectionality
At the time of this writing in November 2018, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or the MCU) is in an interesting position both behind the scenes and on the silver screen. After ten years and twenty feature films, the MCU is the highest grossing franchise in film history, though the character representation has only recently begun to improve significantly in contrast to its origins of focusing on white male protagonists; Black Panther featured an almost entirely black cast; Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne became the first titular female character in Ant-Man and the Wasp ; and next year, Brie Larson will debut as the first solo female hero in Captain Marvel . However, it could be argued that the most representative film, especially when also considering posthuman or cyborg theories, would be James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), as the female characters are not only developed and diverse, but also embody the principles of the posthuman/cyborg theories. The first woman of Gu...