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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823924803321

Autore

Curtis Neal

Titolo

Sovereignty and superheroes / Neal Curtis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2017

©2016

ISBN

1-78499-638-6

1-5261-0443-1

1-78499-700-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

741.5/3581

Soggetti

Comic books, strips, etc - Political aspects

Comic books, strips, etc - Political aspects - United States

Superheroes

Sovereignty

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Sovereignty and superheroes -- 1.Legitimacy and the good -- 2. Defending freedom -- 3. Law and violence -- 4.Friend and enemy -- 5. Emergency and bare life -- 6. Symbolic authority and kinship -- 7.Sovereignty at the limit -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This title marks a major contribution to the emerging field of comic studies and the growing literature on superheroes. Using a range of critical theorists, the book examines superheroes as sovereigns, addressing amongst other things the complex treatment of law and violence, legitimacy, and authority.