Superhero Bodies
identity, materiality, transformation
$436.19
- Hardcover
194 pages
- Release Date
20 November 2018
Summary
Throughout the history of the genre, the superhero has been characterised primarily by physical transformation and physical difference. Superhero Bodies: Identity, Materiality, Transformation explores the transformation of the superhero body across multiple media forms including comics, film, television, literature and the graphic novel. How does the body of the hero offer new ways to imagine identities? How does it represent or subvert cultural ideals? How are ideologies of race, gender a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138389892 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1138389897 |
| Author: | Wendy Haslem, Elizabeth MacFarlane, Sarah Richardson |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 194 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 416g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Comics Studies |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“In many ways, this book builds on the best work in the field currently, extending the argument and debate around the topics of identity and representation, and provides a refreshing reminder of one of the important elements of the superhero genre, the superhero body.” –John McGuire, Western Sydney University, Australia
About The Author
Wendy Haslem
Wendy Haslem researches and teaches in the Screen Studies program at the University of Melbourne.
Elizabeth MacFarlane is a writer and lecturer in the Creative Writing program at the University of Melbourne.
Sarah Richardson is a PhD candidate and tutor in the English Literature program at the University of Melbourne.
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