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McGarry, Cormac, et al., eds. Superheroes Beyond. Jackson: Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2024. Added by: joachim (9/14/23, 8:09 PM) |
Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9781496850096 BibTeX citation key: McGarry2024 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Collection of essays, Superhero Creators: Burke, Gordon, McGarry, Ndalianis Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi (Jackson) |
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Abstract |
In recent years, superheroes on the page and screen have garnered increasing research and wider interest. Nonetheless, many works fall back on familiar examples before arriving at predictable conclusions. Superheroes Beyond moves superhero research beyond expected examples. In this innovative collection, contributors unmask international crimefighters, track superheroes outside of the comic book page, and explore heroes whose secret identities are not cisgender men. Superheroes Beyond responds to the growing interest in understanding the unique appeal of superheroes by reveling in the diversity of this heroic type. Superheroes Beyond explores the complexity and cultural reach of the superhero in three sections. The first, “Beyond Men of Steel,” examines how the archetype has moved beyond simply recapitulating the “man of steel” figure to include broader representations of race, gender, sexuality, and ableness. The second section, “Beyond Comic Books,” discusses how the superhero has become a transmedia phenomenon, moving from comic books to toys to cinema screens and beyond. The final section, “Beyond the United States,” highlights the vibrant but often overlooked history of global superhero figures. Together, the essays in this collection form important starting points for taking stock of the superhero’s far-reaching appeal, contributing the critical conversations required to bring scholarship into the present moment and beyond. Table of Contents Foreword: Planetary Superheroes as Collective Daydream (Frederick Luis Aldama) Section 1: Beyond Men of Steel Section 2: Beyond Comic Books Section 3: Beyond the United States About the Contributors Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |
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Noch nicht erschienen / Forthcoming
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