Muslim superheroes : comics, Islam, and representation / edited by A. David Lewis and Martin Lund.
"The roster of Muslim superheroes in the comic book medium has grown over the years, as has the complexity of their depictions. Muslim Superheroes tracks the initial absence, reluctant inclusion, tokenistic employment, and then nuanced scripting of Islamic protagonists in the American superhero comi...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston, Massachusetts : Washington, D.C. :
Ilex Foundation ; Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University,
[2017]
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| Series: | Mizan series ;
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| Physical Description: | vii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Whence the Muslim superhero? / Martin Lund and A. David Lewis
- Niqab not Burqa : reading the veil in Marvel's Dust / Nicholaus Pumphrey
- "And, erm, religious stuff" : Islam, liberalism, and the limits of tolerance in stories of Faiza Hussain / Kevin Wanner
- Kamala Khan's superhero burkini : negotiating an autonomous position between patriarchal Islamism, French secularism, and feminism / Chris Reyns-Chikuma and Désirée Lorenz
- The comics that hate produced : representing the African-American Muslim experience in DC Comics / Dwain C. Pruitt
- Marked by foreign policy : Muslim superheroes and their quest for authenticity / Mercedes Yanora
- Superhero comics from the Middle East : tyranny of genre? / Fredrik Strömberg
- Hero and/or villain? : The 99 and the hybrid nature of popular culture's production of Islam / Ken Chitwood
- Qahera here and there : navigating contexts in the translation of a Muslim Egyptian superheroine / Aymon Kreil
- Truth, justice, and the spiritual way : Imam Ali as Muslim super-hero / Hussein Rashid
- From book to tool : editorial remarks / A. David Lewis and Martin Lund.