The 21st Century Superhero

Essays on Gender, Genre and Globalization in Film

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Sous la direction de Richard J. Gray II et Betty Kaklamanidou

Type

Essays

Sujet

Genre > Fantasy

Mots Clés

superheroes, gender, globalization, 21st century

Année d'édition

2011

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 212 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-6345-9

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Description de l'ouvrage:
Superhero films are one of the most enduring genres of cinema, and their popularity is only increasing in the 21st century. These ten critical essays explore the phenomenon through the lenses of numerous academic disciplines, and cover topics such as the role of globalization in the formation of superhero narratives, the shifting nature of masculinity and femininity in the superhero world and the state of the genre today. Of particular interest is the way these narratives, however fantastic, abstract, futuristic or simplistic, resonate with specific events in the world and function as starting points for discussion of contemporary sociopolitical conflicts.

À propos des auteurs :
Richard J. Gray II is an assistant professor of French at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. His fields of study include interdisciplinary approaches to French literary studies, language, film, cultural studies, and women’s studies. He lives in Ashland, Ohio.
Betty Kaklamanidou is a lecturer in film history and theory in the film studies department at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, where she lives.

Revue de Presse:
• "Excellent"—Library Journal

• "A stimulating companion to the genre which now rules the cinema"—Crime Time

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