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Maigret, Eric. "Strange Grew Up With Me: Sentimentality and masculinity in readers of superhero comics." Réseaux 7. (1999): 5–27. Added by: joachim (11/23/11, 12:49 AM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.3406/reso.1999.3347 BibTeX citation key: Maigret1999 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: France, Gender, Identity, Media effects, Superhero, USA Creators: Maigret Collection: Réseaux |
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This study concerns the consumption of superhero comics in the USA and in France. Drawing on a series of interviews and letters published in magazines over the past three decades, the article shows that, for a considerable part of its readership, this medium represents more than the transmission of a traditional masculinity; it is a means of learning a new and complex identity. The author concludes that the learning of gender identities cannot be seen as a univocal process of inculcation of predetermined roles.
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