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Baldanzi, Jessica and Hussein Rashid, eds. Ms. Marvel’s America: No Normal. Jackson: Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2020. Added by: joachim (5/18/20, 10:37 AM) Last edited by: joachim (5/18/20, 3:59 PM) |
Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9781496827029 BibTeX citation key: Baldanzi2020 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "Ms. Marvel", Collection of essays, Ethnicity, Gender, Islam, Religion, Superhero, USA Creators: Baldanzi, Rashid Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi (Jackson) |
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Mainstream superheroes are becoming more and more diverse, with new identities for Spider-Man, Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man. Though the Marvel-verse is becoming much more racially, ethnically, and gender diverse, many of these comics remain shy about religion. The new Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, is a notable exception, not only because she is written and conceived by two women, Sana Amanat and G. Willow Wilson, but also because both of these women bring their own experiences as Muslim Americans to the character. This distinct collection brings together scholars from a range of disciplines including literature, cultural studies, religious studies, pedagogy, and communications to engage with a single character, exploring Khan’s significance for a broad readership. While acknowledged as the first Muslim superhero to headline her own series, her character appears well developed and multifaceted in many other ways. She is the first character to take over an established superhero persona, Ms. Marvel, without a reboot of the series or death of the original character. The teenager is also a second-generation immigrant, born to parents who arrived in New Jersey from Pakistan. Table of Contents Jessica Baldanzi and Hussein Rashid: Introduction (vii) Part One: Precursors Part Two: Nation and Religion, Identity and Community Part Three: Pedagogy and Resistance Part Four: Fangirls, Fanboys, and the Culture of Fandom Coda: Conversations Acknowledgments (247) Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |