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Superheroes, movies, and the state : how the US government shapes cinematic universes /
"Despite continued warnings of "superhero fatigue," Marvel and DC's current cinematic universes (the MCU and DCEU) have dominated the last two decades of popular culture and continue to obliterate box-office records. Where other scholars have focused solely on superhero films...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
[2021]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Holy box office, Batman : understanding the rise of the superhero genre and its ties to the government-entertainment complex
- "If you get killed, walk it off" : How the DOD promotes clean wars and US benevolence
- "I told you, I don't want to join your super-secret boy band" : superheroes and the anti-establishment narrative
- "Hi. I'm from the military. Space is the next frontier" : NASA, Space Force, and the future of the Galaxy
- You can't just fall off a planet : assembling the science and entertainment exchange
- All new, but not that different? : Diversity, politics, and the superhero
- Conclusion: The American way, the boys, and the wrong message?