Global perspectives on Tarzan : from king of the jungle to international icon
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Global perspectives on Tarzan : from king of the jungle to international icon
(Routledge research in cultural and media studies, 38)
Routledge, 2015, c2012
- : pbk
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Originally published: 2012
"Fist issued in paperback 2015"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This collection seeks to understand the long-lasting and global appeal of Tarzan: Why is a story about a feral boy, who is raised by apes in the African jungle, so compelling and so adaptable to different cultural contexts and audiences? How is it that the same narrative serves as the basis for both children's cartoons and lavish musical productions or as a vehicle for both nationalistic discourse and for light romantic fantasy? Considering a history of criticism that highlights the imperialistic, sexist, racist underpinnings of the original Tarzan narrative, why would this character and story appeal to so many readers and viewers around the world? The essays in this volume, written by scholars living and working in Australia, Canada, Israel, The Netherlands, Germany, France and the United States explore these questions using various critical lenses. Chapters include discussions of Tarzan novels, comics, television shows, toys, films, and performances produced or distributed in the U.S., Canada, Israel, Palestine, Britain, India, The Netherlands, Germany and France and consider such topics as imperialism, national identities, language acquisition, adaptation, gender constructions, Tarzan's influence on child readers and Tarzan's continued and broad influence on cultures around the world. What emerges, when these pieces are placed into dialogue with one another, is an immensely complex picture of an enduring, multi-faceted global pop culture icon.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Think Locally, Swing Globally: The Adventures of Tarzan from American Ape-man to International Icon Annette Wannamaker and Michelle Ann Abate I. Tarzan as U.S. Cultural Export 1. "An Axe in the Hands of a Burly Negro Cleft the Captain from Forehead to Chin": Tarzan of the Apes and the American Urban Jungle Michelle Ann Abate 2. "Now Tarzan Make War!": World War II Tarzan films, profits and propaganda Annette Wannamaker 3. Tarzan Swings onto Disney's Broadway Ken CernigliaII. Global Contexts 4. Return to Tarzan: Rereading a Canadian Childhood Favorite Jon C. Stott 5. "Tarzan under Attack: Youth, Comics, and Cultural Reconstruction in Postwar France" Richard Ivan Jobs 6. Contending Simulacra: Tarzan in Postcolonial India Ronnie Parciack 7. With a Star of David he Swings: Tarzan in the Holy Land Alon Raab and Eli Eshed III. Global issues 8. "We Would Each Like to Be Like Tarzan": Re-Examining Female Readers of Burroughs' Tarzan Series Clare Mulcahy 9. On the Origin of Men: Boyhood, Darwinism and Tarzan of the ApesMichelle Smith 10. Evolution and Race on the Island of Caspak: How Tarzan and T-Rex Decode Manhood in the Comic that Time Forgot Aaron Clayton
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