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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...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Jenkins, Tricia (Auteur), Secker, Tom (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
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Table des matières:
  • 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?