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Brown, Jeffrey A. "Supermoms? Maternity and the monstrous-feminine in superhero comics." Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 2. (2011): 77–87. Added by: joachim (6/20/11, 8:44 PM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2011.576885 BibTeX citation key: Brown2011 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Body, Gender, Superhero Creators: Brown Collection: Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics |
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Mainstream superhero comics rely on idealized images of male and female characters that depict physical and sexual perfection. Due to these themes of idealization the portrayal of pregnant and maternal superheroines is rooted in conceptions of the female body as abject or monstrously feminine. The pregnant body is derided for its inability to respect borders, an issue that is critical to the superhero genre. Consequently motherhood is characterized as an untenable position for superheroines, while paternity is valorized as a means to accepting patriarchal ideas of law and order.
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