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050 0 0 _aPN1995.9.S76
_bG46 2018
245 0 0 _aGender and the superhero narrative /
_cedited by Michael Goodrum, Tara Prescott, and Philip Smith.
264 1 _aJackson :
_bUniversity Press of Mississippi,
_c[2018]
300 _axii,292 pages : illustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _t"Yeah, I Think There Is Still Hope" : Youth, Ethnicity, Faith, Feminism, and Fandom in Ms. Marvel /
_rMel Gibson --
_tIntersectional Feminism in Bitch Planet : Moving Comics, Fandom, and Activism beyond the Page /
_rMaite Urcaregui --
_t"I Was Never the Hero That You Wanted Me to Be" : Feminism and Resistance to Militarism in Marvel's Jessica Jones /
_rSamira Nadkarni --
_tThe Queen of Burlesque : The Subtle (as a Hammer) Satire of Bomb Queen /
_rChristina Knopf --
_t"Curiouser and Curiouser" : Revisiting "The Woman Question" in Batwoman: Elegy /
_rLisa Perdigao --
_tRule 63: Genderswapping in Female Superhero Cosplay /
_rChristopher McGunnigle --
_tFaces of Abjectivity : The Uncanny Mystique and Transsexuality /
_rDorian L. Alexander -- From Princess to Protagonist: Redesigning the Video Game Superhero /
_rVanessa Hemovich -- The Evolution of Female Readership : Letter Columns in Superhero Comics /
_rTim Hanley -- The Gwenaissance : Gwen Stacy and the Progression of Women in Comics /
_rGabriel Gianola and Janine Coleman.
520 _a"The explosive popularity of San Diego's Comic-Con, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One, and Netflix's Jessica Jones and Luke Cage all signal the tidal change in superhero narratives and mainstreaming of what were once considered niche interests. Yet just as these areas have become more openly inclusive to an audience beyond heterosexual white men, there has also been an intense backlash, most famously in 2015's Gamergate controversy, when the tension between feminist bloggers, misogynistic gamers, and internet journalists came to a head. The place for gender in superhero narratives now represents a sort of battleground, with important changes in the industry at stake. These seismic shifts--both in the creation of superhero media and in their critical and reader reception--need reassessment not only of the role of women in comics, but also of how American society conceives of masculinity. Gender and the Superhero Narrative launches ten essays that explore the point where social justice meets the Justice League. Ranging from comics such as Ms. Marvel, Batwoman: Elegy, and Bitch Planet to video games, Netflix, and cosplay, this volume builds a platform for important voices in comics research, engaging with controversy and community to provide deeper insight and thus inspire change."--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aWomen superheroes.
650 0 _aSex role in mass media.
650 0 _aWomen in mass media.
655 7 _aLiterary criticism.
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700 1 _aGoodrum, Michael D.,
_d1983-
700 1 _aPrescott, Tara,
_d1976-
700 1 _aSmith, Philip,
_d1983-
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