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050 0 0 _aPN6714
_b.S83 2020
245 0 4 _aThe superhero symbol :
_bmedia, culture, and politics /
_cedited by Liam Burke, Ian Gordon, and Angela Ndalianis.
264 1 _aNew Brunswick, New Jersey :
_bRutgers University Press,
_c[2020]
300 _avi, 327 pages :
_billustrations (some color) ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tIntroduction: "Everlasting" Symbols: Unmasking superheroes and their shifting symbolic function, Liam Burke --
_gPart 1: Superheroes, Politics, and Civic Engagement --
_t"What Else Can You Do With Them?": Superheroes and the Civic Imagination /
_rHenry Jenkins --
_t"America Is A Piece of Trash": Captain America, Patriotism, Nationalism, and Fascism /
_rNeal Curtis --
_t"This Land is Mine!" Understanding the Function of Supervillains /
_rJason Bainbridge --
_tInterview 1: Comics artist, writer, and "herstorian" /
_rTrina Robbins --
_gPart 2: The Superhero as a Brand --
_tThe Secret Commercial Identity of Superheroes: Protecting the Superhero Symbol /
_rMitchell Adams --
_tSiegel and Shuster as Brand Name /
_rIan Gordon --
_tPracticing Superhuman Law: Creative License, Industrial Identity, and Spider-Man's Homecoming /
_rTara Lomax --
_tThe sound of the cinematic superhero /
_rDan Golding --
_tInterview 2: Former President of DC Entertainment /
_rDiane Nelson --
_gPart 3: Becoming the Superhero --
_tArkham Knave: The Joker in Game Design /
_rSteven Conway --
_tBeing Super, Becoming Heroes: Dialogic Superhero Narratives in Cosplay Collectives /
_rClaire Langsford --
_t"From Pages to Pavements": A Criminological Comparison Between Depictions of Crime Control in Superhero Narratives and "Real-Life Superhero" Activity /
_rVladislav Iouchkov and John McGuire. --
_tInterview 3: Dark Night: A True Batman Story writer Paul Dini --
_gPart 4: Superheroes and National Identity --
_tCaptain America, National Narratives, and the Queer Subversion of the Retcon /
_rNaja Later --
_tApes, Angels, and Super Patriots: The Irish in Superhero Comics /
_rLiam Burke --
_tMissing in Action: The Late Development of the German-Speaking Superhero /
_rPaul M. Malone --
_tChinese Milk for Iron Men: Superhero Coproductions and Technological Anxiety /
_rShan Mu Zhao --
_tAge of the Atoman: Australian Superhero Comics and Cold War Modernity /
_rKevin Patrick --
_tInterview 4: Cleverman creator Ryan Griffen and star Hunter Page-Lochard.
520 _a""As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting". In the 2005 reboot of the then dormant Batman film franchise, Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne articulates how the figure of the superhero can serve as a transcendent icon. It is hard to imagine a time when superheroes have been more pervasive in our culture. Today, superheroes are intellectual property jealously guarded by media conglomerates, icons co-opted by grassroots groups as a four-color rebuttal to social inequities, masks people wear to more confidently walk convention floors and city streets, and bulletproof banners that embody regional and national identities. From activism to cosplay, understanding how these different groups and interests have made use of this powerful icon is essential to unmasking the appeal of superheroes and their wider impact. To address this interest, The Superhero Symbol brings together scholars from a range of disciplines, alongside key industry figures. Collectively, these contributions provide fresh perspectives on how these costume-clad heroes have engaged with media, culture, and politics, thereby becoming the "everlasting" symbols to which a wayward Bruce Wayne once aspired"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aSuperheroes
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aComic strip characters in motion pictures.
650 0 _aSuperhero films
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aSuperheroes in literature.
650 0 _aHeroes in motion pictures.
700 1 _aBurke, Liam
_q(Liam P.),
700 1 _aGordon, Ian,
_d1954-
700 1 _aNdalianis, Angela,
_d1960-
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