Modern Superhero in Film and Television

Popular Genre and American Culture

AvJeffrey A. Brown

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-11-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Advances in Comics Studies
Antal sidor:190
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138897786

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

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Jeffrey A. Brown is a professor in the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University, USA. He is the author of Black Superheroes: Milestone Comics and Their Fans, Dangerous Curves: Action Heroines, Gender, Fetishism, and Popular Culture, and Beyond Bombshells: The New Action Heroine in Popular Culture.

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"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

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: The Live Action Superhero Genre1. Hollywood Superheroes: Commercial Economy, Spectacle and the Universe2. Supermen and Wonder Women: Gender Ideals and Live-Action Superheroes3. Superheroes Rewriting 9/11 and Remasculinizing America4. America, Nostalgia and Exceptionalism5. Diversity and Marginalization6. Spoofs, Parody and CampConclusion: Superhero Fatigue?