Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498591493 ISBN 13: 9781498591492

Verlag: Lexington Books, 2019

Inhaltsangabe

Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism explores how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are portrayed within superhero comics, film, and television. The contributors examine how hegemonic masculinity has been continually perpetuated and reinforced within the superhero genre and unpack concise critiques of specific superhero representations, the industry, and the fan base at large. However, Superheroes and Masculinity also argues that possibilities of resistance and change are embedded within these problematic portrayals. To this end, several chapters explore alternative portrayals of queerness within superhero representations and read the hegemonic masculinity of various characters against the grain to produce queer possibilities. Ultimately, this collection argues that the quest to unmask how gender operates within superheroes is a crucial one.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Sean Parson is assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Northern Arizona University. JL Schatz is director of speech and debate at Binghamton University.

J.L. Schatz is instructor at Binghamton University.

Kevin Cummings is professor and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Mercer University

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1498591493
• ISBN 13: 9781498591492
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 152
• Herausgeber: Parson Sean, Schatz J.L.
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