Superhero Costume

Identity and Disguise in Fact and Fiction

AvBarbara Brownie,Danny M Graydon

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Del i serien Dress, Body, Culture

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Beskrivning

Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing him or her from the civilian alter ego. The often garish garb expresses a hero’s otherness and empowers its wearers to seek a primal form of justice.This book provides the first interdisciplinary analysis of the superhero costume and investigates wide-ranging issues such as identity, otherness, ritual dress and disguise. Analysis focuses on the implications of wearing superhero costume, exploring interpretations of the costumed hero and the extent to which the costume defines his or her role. Using examples across various media (comic books, film, and television) with case studies including The X-Men, Watchmen, real-life superheroes such as Phoenix Jones and Pussy Riot, and audience activities such as cosplay, The Superhero Costume presents new perspectives on the increasingly popular genre.A lively and thorough account of superhero fashions throughout history, The Superhero Costume will be essential reading for students of visual culture, popular culture, fashion and cultural studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-11-19
Mått:156 x 236 x 16 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Dress, Body, Culture
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781472595911

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Barbara Brownie is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, where she leads online postgraduate study in graphic design and illustration, and lectures in fashion theory. Danny Graydon is a journalist, critic and author specializing in film and comics. He is a Contextual Studies Lecturer at The School of Creative Arts at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, teaching model special effects and interactive media.

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The book is a smoothly written, highly accessible and, above all, richly informative text that addresses a crucial gap in scholarly knowledge and offers some unexpected food for thought.

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsIntroductionPart 1: Origins and EvolutionChapter 1: Superman: Codifying the Superhero WardrobePhysical Labour and the Construction of MasculinityPerformance in CombatThe Costume as BiographySuperman the BrandThe Archetype and his Imitators Chapter 2: Identity, Role and The MaskThe Mask and Issues of IdentityThe Identity of the MaskPower, Authority and the Privileged FewFace-ismHow Dress Defines RoleThe Deceit of the MasqueradeChapter 3: Evolution and Adaptation: Form v. Function‘Sucked Into Silliness’Real-life References: The historical and the sporting.Technology and UtilityThe Pursuit of Credibility: Hyperrealism and assemblageThe Decline of the CostumePart 2: Identities and IdealsChapter 4: Wearing The Flag: Patriotism and globalizationStars and Stripes… and SpandexConflicted Identities: Nation v. RaceExoticism and Primitivism in Batman IncorporatedChapter 5: Dressing Up, Dressing Down: A Spectacle of Otherness, and the Ordinariness of the Civilian Alter-ego Performing OrdinarinessPlaying to the ReaderUnmasking Clark KentSelf-ObjectificationMethod in the Masquerade Chapter 6: Channelling The BeastPhysiognomy and AnthrozoomorphismThe Bird MenRitual and the Animal SpiritPart 3: Harsh RealitiesChapter 7: Superheroes and the Fashion of Being UnfashionableFashion OutsidersThe Gender DivideThe Cycle of Superhero FashionEvolution into EternityChapter 8: Superhero CosplayParticipatory Fandom / Imaginative Reconstruction ‘I’m your biggest fan’: Competition and AuthenticitySpectatorship and the Cosplay SpectacleSewing and Making: Masculinity and ManufactureChapter 9: Real-life SuperheroesMasked Vigilantes and The Reality of CostumesMasks and ManifestosParent Power Part 4: Case StudiesIntroduction to Case StudiesChapter 10: Watchmen Deconstructing the CostumeMen without HumanityMasks without MenChapter 11: Iron ManWho is Iron Man?Automated DressingThe Hyper-abled HeroChapter 12: X-MenUniforms and UnityThe Yellow ‘X’: Marking the Mutant ‘Other’Notes Bibliography