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The superhero symbol : media, culture, and politics / / edited by Liam Burke, Ian Gordon, and Angela Ndalianis
| The superhero symbol : media, culture, and politics / / edited by Liam Burke, Ian Gordon, and Angela Ndalianis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Disciplina | 741.5351 |
| Soggetto topico | Superheroes - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 0-8135-9720-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction “Everlasting” Symbols -- Part 1 Superheroes, Politics, and Civic Engagement -- 1 “What Else Can You Do with Them?” Superheroes and the Civic Imagination -- 2 “America Is a Piece of Trash” Captain America, Patriotism, Nationalism, and Fascism -- 3 “This Land Is Mine!” Understanding the Function of Supervillains -- 4 An Interview with Comics Artist, Writer, and “Herstorian” Trina Robbins -- Part 2 The Superhero as Brand -- 5 The Secret Commercial Identity of Superheroes Protecting the Superhero Symbol -- 6 Siegel and Shuster as Brand Name -- 7 Practicing Superhuman Law Creative License, Industrial Identity, and Spider-Man’s Homecoming -- 8 The Sound of the Cinematic Superhero -- 9 An Interview with Former President of DC Entertainment Diane Nelson -- Part 3 Becoming the Superhero -- 10 Arkham Knave The Joker in Game Design -- 11 Being Super, Becoming Heroes Dialogic Superhero Narratives in Cosplay Collectives -- 12 From Pages to Pavements A Criminological Comparison between Depictions of Crime Control in Superhero Narratives and “Real-Life Superhero” Activity -- 13 An Interview with Dark Night: A True Batman Story Writer Paul Dini -- Part 4 Superheroes and National Identity -- 14 Captain America, National Narratives, and the Queer Subversion of the Retcon -- 15 Apes, Angels, and Super Patriots The Irish in Superhero Comics -- 16 Missing in Action The Late Development of the German-Speaking Superhero -- 17 Chinese Milk for Iron Men Superhero Coproductions and Technological Anxiety -- 18 Age of the Atoman Australian Superhero Comics and Cold War Modernity -- 19 An Interview with Cleverman Creator Ryan Griffen and Star Hunter Page-Lochard -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793977203321 |
| New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2020] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The superhero symbol : media, culture, and politics / / edited by Liam Burke, Ian Gordon, and Angela Ndalianis
| The superhero symbol : media, culture, and politics / / edited by Liam Burke, Ian Gordon, and Angela Ndalianis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
| Disciplina | 741.5351 |
| Soggetto topico | Superheroes - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 0-8135-9720-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction “Everlasting” Symbols -- Part 1 Superheroes, Politics, and Civic Engagement -- 1 “What Else Can You Do with Them?” Superheroes and the Civic Imagination -- 2 “America Is a Piece of Trash” Captain America, Patriotism, Nationalism, and Fascism -- 3 “This Land Is Mine!” Understanding the Function of Supervillains -- 4 An Interview with Comics Artist, Writer, and “Herstorian” Trina Robbins -- Part 2 The Superhero as Brand -- 5 The Secret Commercial Identity of Superheroes Protecting the Superhero Symbol -- 6 Siegel and Shuster as Brand Name -- 7 Practicing Superhuman Law Creative License, Industrial Identity, and Spider-Man’s Homecoming -- 8 The Sound of the Cinematic Superhero -- 9 An Interview with Former President of DC Entertainment Diane Nelson -- Part 3 Becoming the Superhero -- 10 Arkham Knave The Joker in Game Design -- 11 Being Super, Becoming Heroes Dialogic Superhero Narratives in Cosplay Collectives -- 12 From Pages to Pavements A Criminological Comparison between Depictions of Crime Control in Superhero Narratives and “Real-Life Superhero” Activity -- 13 An Interview with Dark Night: A True Batman Story Writer Paul Dini -- Part 4 Superheroes and National Identity -- 14 Captain America, National Narratives, and the Queer Subversion of the Retcon -- 15 Apes, Angels, and Super Patriots The Irish in Superhero Comics -- 16 Missing in Action The Late Development of the German-Speaking Superhero -- 17 Chinese Milk for Iron Men Superhero Coproductions and Technological Anxiety -- 18 Age of the Atoman Australian Superhero Comics and Cold War Modernity -- 19 An Interview with Cleverman Creator Ryan Griffen and Star Hunter Page-Lochard -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812299803321 |
| New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2020] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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