The 21st century superhero : essays on gender, genre and globalization in film
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The 21st century superhero : essays on gender, genre and globalization in film
McFarland, c2011
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Twenty-first century superhero
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Summary: "These ten critical essays explore the phenomenon of the superhero film in the 21st century through the lens 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"--Provided by publisher
"Films and television programs": p. 179-185
Bibliography: p. 187-196
Includes index
Contents of Works
- Exceptional recognition : the U.S. global dilemma in The incredible hulk, Iron man, and Avatar / Anthony Peter Spanakos
- "You took my advice about theatricality a bit -- literally" : theatricality and cybernetics of good and evil in Batman begins, The dark knight, and X-Men / Johannes Schlegel and Frank Habermann
- Power, choice, and September 11 in The dark knight / Christine Muller
- The mythos of patriarchy in the X-Men films / Betty Kaklamanidou
- Vivacious vixens and scintillating super hotties : deconstructing the superheroine / Richard J. Gray II
- Evolving portrayals of masculinity in superhero films : Hancock / Christina Adamou
- Genre and super-heroism : Batman in the new millennium / Vincent M. Gaine
- Super-intertextuality and 21st century individualized social advocacy in Spider-Man and Kick-Ass / Justin S. Schumaker
- The Watchmen, neo-noir and pastiche / Phillip Davis
- Smallville : super puberty and the monstrous superhero / Shahriar Fouladi
