1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910163919203321

Autore

Gordon Ian <1954-, >

Titolo

Superman : The Persistence of an American Icon / / Ian Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, NJ : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

0-8135-8753-0

0-8135-8754-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 210 pages)

Collana

Comics Culture

Classificazione

SOC022000PER004030LIT017000CGN007000SOC018000LIT004020

Disciplina

741.5/973

Soggetti

Superman (Comic strip)

Superheroes - Social aspects

Heroes in mass media

Myth in mass media

Popular culture - United States - History

Comic books, strips, etc - United States - History and criticism

LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction

LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels

PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- SUPERMAN -- Introduction. The Persistence of an American Icon -- Chapter One. Superman Mythos and History -- Chapter Two. Ideology and Morality -- Chapter Three. Superman: The Object of Nostalgia -- Chapter Four. Production, Authorship, and Ownership -- Chapter Five. Readers and Audiences -- Chapter Six. Superman the Brand and Beyond -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

After debuting in 1938, Superman soon became an American icon. But why has he maintained his iconic status for nearly 80 years? And how



can he still be an American icon when the country itself has undergone so much change? Superman: Persistence of an American Icon examines the many iterations of the character in comic books, comic strips, radio series, movie serials, feature films, television shows, animation, toys, and collectibles over the past eight decades. Demonstrating how Superman's iconic popularity cannot be attributed to any single creator or text, comics expert Ian Gordon embarks on a deeper consideration of cultural mythmaking as a collective and dynamic process. He also outlines the often contentious relationships between the various parties who have contributed to the Superman mythos, including corporate executives, comics writers, artists, nostalgic commentators, and collectors.      Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of Superman's appearances in comics and other media, Gordon also digs into comics archives to reveal the prominent role that fans have played in remembering, interpreting, and reimagining Superman's iconography. Gordon considers how comics, film, and TV producers have taken advantage of fan engagement and nostalgia when selling Superman products. Investigating a character who is equally an icon of American culture, fan culture, and consumer culture, Superman thus offers a provocative analysis of mythmaking in the modern era.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910131426603321

Autore

Luz Marco Aurélio

Titolo

Cultura negra em tempos pós-modernos [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

SciELO Books - EDUFBA, 2008

Salvador, Brazil : , : EDUFBA, , 2008

2002

Edizione

[3ª edição]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 pages) : illustrations ; digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

981.00496

Soggetti

History - General

History & Archaeology

Black people - Brazil

Civilization - Modern

Brazil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Portoghese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Paraguaçú-Caramuru : Diversidade e conflitos de civilização -- Sócio-psicanálise de um herói da modernidade : Tarzan, o homem-macaco -- 50 anos da declaração universal dos direitos do homem : De que homem? -- Idi n'la : bunda grande grande nbunda -- Subversão silenciosa : o desgaste do poder político na pós-modernidade -- Painel pluralista : pós-modernismo e política -- O segredo e o sagrado -- Arkhé e axexé : linguagem e identidade -- Ipori e eledá : a propósito da polêmica sobre o dique do tororó -- O lugar do político na tradição nagô -- Ancestralidade e simbologia : 25 anos de Ilê Asipá -- A arte de mestre didi -- Opô baba n'lawa -- Baiana -- Tempos ecumênicos em "Black or White."

Mutante egípicio : remember the time, TV de cor -- Do tronco ao tambor do olodum com Michael Jackson -- Burn baby burn : o fogo da justiça em Los Angeles -- Democracia e diversidade humana -- Na diversidade humana, todo sangue é vermelho -- Pindorama, Brasil, ilé axé : 500 anos depois a terra está em perigo -- O lúdico e o sagrado : a propósito do dream team -- A passos de pombo, o jogo da liberdade : a coexistência da diversidade humana --Muhamed Ali : a borboleta e



a abelha -- Imaginário pós-modernon : Garrincha e a alma do Botafogo -- O ônibus e o atabaque : para além de "raça" e "classe."

Sommario/riassunto

Reúne artigos e ensaios abordando o significado dos processos culturais das tradições africanas nas Américas, na atualidade.