| The Modern Superhero in Film and Television: Popular Genre and American Culture Contributor(s): Brown, Jeffrey A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138897787 ISBN-13: 9781138897786 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Comics & Graphic Novels | Superheroes (see Also Fiction - Superheroes) - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2016026537 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in Comics Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hollywood's live-action superhero films currently dominate the worldwide box-office, with the characters enjoying more notoriety through their feature film and television depictions than they have ever before. This book argues that this immense popularity reveals deep cultural concerns about politics, gender, ethnicity, patriotism and consumerism after the events of 9/11. Superheroes have long been agents of hegemony, fighting for abstract ideals of justice while overall perpetuating the American status quo. Yet at the same time, the book explores how the genre has also been utilized to question and critique these dominant cultural assumptions. |
