Superheroes, movies, and the state : how the US government shapes cinematic universes /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Jenkins, Tricia (Author), Secker, Tom (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Subjects:
1900-2099
Superhero films > United States > History and criticism.
Motion pictures > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion pictures > Political aspects > United States > History > 21st century.
Films de superhéros > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Motion pictures > Political aspects.
Superhero films.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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?

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