The modern superhero in film and television : popular genre and American culture / Jeffrey A. Brown.
"Hollywood's live-action superhero films currently dominate the worldwide box-office, with the characters enjoying more notoriety through their feature film and television depictions than they have ever before. This book argues that this immense popularity reveals deep cultural concerns about politi...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2017.
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| Series: | Routledge advances in comics studies ;
2. |
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| Physical Description: | 181 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
"Hollywood's live-action superhero films currently dominate the worldwide box-office, with the characters enjoying more notoriety through their feature film and television depictions than they have ever before. This book argues that this immense popularity reveals deep cultural concerns about politics, gender, ethnicity, patriotism, and consumerism after the events of 9/11. Superheroes have long been agents of hegemony, fighting for abstract ideals of justice while overall perpetuating the American status quo. Yet at the same time, the book explores how the genre has also been utilized to question and critique these dominant cultural assumptions"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Call Number: | PN1995.9.S76 B76 2017 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138897786 1138897787 |