An edition of The 21st century superhero
(2011)
The 21st century superhero
essays on gender, genre and globalization in film
by Richard J. Gray and Betty Kaklamanidou
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"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.
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The 21st century superhero: essays on gender, genre and globalization in film
2011, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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0786463457 9780786463459
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Table of Contents
Introduction / Richard J. Gray II and Betty Kaklamanidou
Globalization. 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
Gender. 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. 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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