The contemporary superhero film : projections of power and identity /

"The aim of this short volume is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the generic and thematic elements of contemporary superhero films. Terence McSweeney examines the codes and conventions of the superhero genre, laying out the syntactic and semantic elements common to most (if not alway...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McSweeney, Terence, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Wallfower Press, [2020]
Series:Short cuts (London, England)
Subjects:
Superhero films > History and criticism.
Comic strip characters in motion pictures.
Comic books, strips, etc. > United States > Film adaptations.
Films de superhéros > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism.
Comic strip characters in motion pictures
Superhero films
United States
Film criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Film criticism.
Critiques cinématographiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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."

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