The Contemporary Superhero Film : : Projections of Power and Identity / / Terence McSweeney.
Audiences around the globe continue to flock to see the latest releases from Marvel and DC studios, making it clear that superhero films resonate with the largest global audience that Hollywood has ever reached. Yet despite dominating theater screens like never before, the superhero genre remains cr...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Short Cuts
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 36 b&w film stills |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Cultural Phenomenon or Cultural Catastrophe?
- 1. The Codes and Conventions of the Contemporary Superhero Film
- 2. The Mythologies of the Contemporary Superhero Film
- 3. Gender and Sexuality in the Contemporary Superhero Film
- 4. Ethnicity in the Contemporary Superhero Film
- 5. The Global Contemporary Superhero Film
- Conclusion: “Is it me or is it getting crazier out there?” The Future of the Contemporary Superhero Film and the Genre’s “Impossible Solutions for Insoluble Problems”
- Filmography
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index