The Modern Superhero in Film and Television

The Modern Superhero in Film and Television
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 303
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ISBN-10 : 9781317484509
ISBN-13 : 1317484509
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Book Synopsis The Modern Superhero in Film and Television by : Jeffrey A. Brown

Download or read book The Modern Superhero in Film and Television written by Jeffrey A. Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood’s live-action superhero films currently dominate the worldwide box-office, with the characters enjoying more notoriety through their feature film and television depictions than they have ever before. This book argues that this immense popularity reveals deep cultural concerns about politics, gender, ethnicity, patriotism and consumerism after the events of 9/11. Superheroes have long been agents of hegemony, fighting for abstract ideals of justice while overall perpetuating the American status quo. Yet at the same time, the book explores how the genre has also been utilized to question and critique these dominant cultural assumptions.


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