03648nam 2200697Ia 450 991078144270332120230126202520.00-292-73545-610.7560/726543(CKB)2550000000065386(OCoLC)767953043(CaPaEBR)ebrary10512321(SSID)ssj0000606718(PQKBManifestationID)11373169(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606718(PQKBWorkID)10582543(PQKB)11522271(MiAaPQ)EBC3443565(OCoLC)859671880(MdBmJHUP)muse602(Au-PeEL)EBL3443565(CaPaEBR)ebr10512321(OCoLC)932314185(DE-B1597)586520(OCoLC)1280945308(DE-B1597)9780292735453(EXLCZ)99255000000006538620110513d2011 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSuper black[electronic resource] American pop culture and black superheroes /Adilifu Nama1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20111 online resource (201 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-72654-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Color them black -- Birth of the cool -- Friends and lovers -- Attack of the clones -- For reel?: black superheroes come to life.Super Black places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cultural trends in American politics and pop culture, which reveals how black superheroes are not disposable pop products, but rather a fascinating racial phenomenon through which futuristic expressions and fantastic visions of black racial identity and symbolic political meaning are presented. Adilifu Nama sees the value—and finds new avenues for exploring racial identity—in black superheroes who are often dismissed as sidekicks, imitators of established white heroes, or are accused of having no role outside of blaxploitation film contexts. Nama examines seminal black comic book superheroes such as Black Panther, Black Lightning, Storm, Luke Cage, Blade, the Falcon, Nubia, and others, some of whom also appear on the small and large screens, as well as how the imaginary black superhero has come to life in the image of President Barack Obama. Super Black explores how black superheroes are a powerful source of racial meaning, narrative, and imagination in American society that express a myriad of racial assumptions, political perspectives, and fantastic (re)imaginings of black identity. The book also demonstrates how these figures overtly represent or implicitly signify social discourse and accepted wisdom concerning notions of racial reciprocity, equality, forgiveness, and ultimately, racial justice.African Americans in artAfrican Americans in literatureComic books, strips, etcSocial aspectsUnited StatesPopular cultureUnited StatesSuperheroesAfrican Americans in art.African Americans in literature.Comic books, strips, etc.Social aspectsPopular cultureSuperheroes.700/.452Nama Adilifu1969-1088667MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781442703321Super black3769241UNINA