Reborn of Crisis - 9/11 and the Resurgent Superhero (Hardcover)

This book examines the dominant popular culture convention of the superhero, situated within the most significant global event of the last 20 years. Exploring the explosion of the superhero genre post-9/11, it sheds fresh light on the manner in which American society has processed and continues to process the trauma from the terrorist attacks. Beginning with the development of Batman in comics, television, and film, the authors offer studies of popular films including Iron Man, Captain America, The X-Men, Black Panther, and Wonder Woman, revealing the ways in which these texts meditate upon the events and aftermath of 9/11 and challenge the dominant hyper-patriotic narrative that emerged in response to the attacks. A study of the superhero genre's capacity to unpack complex global interplays that question America's foreign policy actions and the white, militarized masculinity that has characterized major discourses following 9/11, this volume explores the engagement of superhero films with issues of authority, patriotism, war, morals, race, gender, surveillance, the military industrial complex, and American political and social identities. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students of cultural and media studies, film studies, sociology, politics, and American studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Cultural Politics of Media and Popular Culture
Release date:	August 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Annika Hagley • Michael Harrison
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-60650-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
LSN:	1-138-60650-2
Barcode:	9781138606500

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