Amazing Transforming Superhero! e-bog
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This collection of essays analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or rewritten in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture. Among many topics covered are the jingoistic origin of Captain America in the wake of the McCarthy hearings, the post-World War II fantasy-feminist role of Wonder Woman, and the Nietzschean infl...
E-bog
151,31 DKK
Forlag
McFarland
Udgivet
16 november 2011
Længde
254 sider
Genrer
Films, cinema
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780786490134
This collection of essays analyzes the many ways in which comic book and film superheroes have been revised or rewritten in response to changes in real-world politics, social mores, and popular culture. Among many topics covered are the jingoistic origin of Captain America in the wake of the McCarthy hearings, the post-World War II fantasy-feminist role of Wonder Woman, and the Nietzschean influences on the "e;sidekick revolt"e; in the 2004 film The Incredibles.