The Modern Superhero in Film and Television
Popular Genre and American Culture
Series: Routledge Advances in Comics Studies;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 12 December 2019
- ISBN 9780367873141
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages190 pages
- Size 229x152 mm
- Weight 267 g
- Language English 19
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Short description:
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 consumeris
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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.
"Brown’s careful analysis and self-reflexivity make this an engaging read for those passionate not only about comic books, but also comic book movies. The Modern Superhero in Film and Television is essential for anyone interested in learning more about the modern superhero in mainstream filmic culture." --Danielle Alexis Orozco, The Ohio State University
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction: The Live Action Superhero Genre
1. Hollywood Superheroes: Commercial Economy, Spectacle and the Universe
2. Supermen and Wonder Women: Gender Ideals and Live-Action Superheroes
3. Superheroes Rewriting 9/11 and Remasculinizing America
4. America, Nostalgia and Exceptionalism
5. Diversity and Marginalization
6. Spoofs, Parody and Camp
Conclusion: Superhero Fatigue?
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