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Ehritz, Andrew A. "From Indoctrination to Heteroglossia: The Changing Rhetorical Function of the Comic Book Superhero." Thesis Master of Arts. Miami University, 2006. Added by: joachim (6/23/11, 11:00 AM) Last edited by: joachim (6/23/11, 11:02 AM) |
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| Resource type: Thesis/Dissertation Language: en: English BibTeX citation key: Ehritz2006a Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Historical account, Rhetoric, Superhero Creators: Ehritz Publisher: Miami University (Oxford) |
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This project is an examination of the history of the comic book superhero figure and his/her rhetorical function, and pays particular attention to the political rhetoric in the post 911 comic book. I argue that a shift has taken place in recent years and that the comic book superhero, once primarily a vehicle for idealized morality and patriotic propaganda, has become a major tool for negotiating the ambivalence of social experience. This paper originally included a variety of images. They have been removed in order to eliminate copyright problems. A degree of loss in coherence is the result of this elimination. Table of Contents Introduction (1) 1. Indoctrination Through Identification: The Early Years (12) 2. Superheroes Reborn: Updating and Complicating Heroic Icons (23) 3. Fan Reception: Active Audiences and Resistance (44) Coda – Where Do We Stand? (57) Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |