LEADER 03648nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910781442703321 005 20230126202520.0 010 $a0-292-73545-6 024 7 $a10.7560/726543 035 $a(CKB)2550000000065386 035 $a(OCoLC)767953043 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10512321 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000606718 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11373169 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606718 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10582543 035 $a(PQKB)11522271 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443565 035 $a(OCoLC)859671880 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse602 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443565 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10512321 035 $a(OCoLC)932314185 035 $a(DE-B1597)586520 035 $a(OCoLC)1280945308 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292735453 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000065386 100 $a20110513d2011 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSuper black$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican pop culture and black superheroes /$fAdilifu Nama 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-72654-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Color them black -- Birth of the cool -- Friends and lovers -- Attack of the clones -- For reel?: black superheroes come to life. 330 $aSuper 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. 606 $aAfrican Americans in art 606 $aAfrican Americans in literature 606 $aComic books, strips, etc$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPopular culture$zUnited States 606 $aSuperheroes 615 0$aAfrican Americans in art. 615 0$aAfrican Americans in literature. 615 0$aComic books, strips, etc.$xSocial aspects 615 0$aPopular culture 615 0$aSuperheroes. 676 $a700/.452 700 $aNama$b Adilifu$f1969-$01088667 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781442703321 996 $aSuper black$93769241 997 $aUNINA