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The 21st Century Superhero

Essays on Gender, Genre and Globalization in Film

by Richard J. Gray II
Betty Kaklamanidou
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Superhero films are one of the most enduring genres of cinema, and their popularity is only increasing in the 21st century. These ten critical essays explore the phenomenon through the lenses of numerous academic disciplines, and cover topics such as the role of globalization in the formation of superhero narratives, the shifting nature of masculinity and femininity in the superhero world and the state of the genre today. Of particular interest is the way these narratives, however fantastic, abstract, futuristic or simplistic, resonate with specific events in the world and function as starting points for discussion of contemporary sociopolitical conflicts.

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    September 7, 2011

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    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2014

      This collection of ten excellent essays selected by Gray (French, Carson-Newman Coll.) and Kaklamanidou (film, Aristotle Univ., Greece) examines how such factors as globalization and changing gender roles have influenced post-9/11 superhero films. Many of the essays explore the ways in which these films interpolate or expand upon recent cultural events and societal trends.

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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