Captain America and the nationalist superhero : metaphors, narratives, and geopolitics / Jason Dittmer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dittmer, Jason
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Captain America > (Fictitious character)
Superhero comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Superheroes in literature.
Nationalism and literature.
Geopolitics > Social aspects.
Popular culture > Political aspects.
Physical Description:229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introducing nationalist superheroes
  • Gendered nation-state, gendered hero
  • Embodying multiculturalism
  • Origins
  • Narratives of continuity and change
  • Grounding the nation-state
  • Geopolitical orders
  • Alternate worlds
  • Parody and subversion.