More from KUOW Arts & Life Katniss Everdeen: The New Superwoman? KUOW | By Christine Streich Published November 21, 2013 at 2:48 PM AKST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 6:29 From the "Hunger Games" Facebook page. Katniss Everdeen, the heroine from book series and film franchise the "Hunger Games." Steve Scher talks with film historian Caetlin Benson-Allott, assistant professor of English, film and media studies at Georgetown University, about a new genre of Hollywood heroines.