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Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence - The Evolution of a National Icon (Hardcover)
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Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence - The Evolution of a National Icon (Hardcover)
Series: Television and Popular Culture
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Since 1940, Captain America has battled his enemies in the name of
American values, and as those values have changed over time, so has
Captain America's character. Because the comic book world fosters a
close fan-creator dialogue, creators must consider their
ever-changing readership. Comic book artists must carefully balance
storyline continuity with cultural relevance. Captain America's
seventy-year existence spans from World War II through the Cold War
to the American War on Terror; beginning as a soldier unopposed to
offensive attacks against foreign threats, he later becomes known
as a defender whose only weapon is his iconic shield. In this way,
Captain America reflects America's need to renegotiate its social
contract and reinvent its national myths and cultural identity, all
the while telling stories proclaiming an eternal and unchanging
spirit of America. In Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence,
Stevens reveals how the comic book hero has evolved to maintain
relevance to America's fluctuating ideas of masculinity,
patriotism, and violence. Stevens outlines the history of Captain
America's adventures and places the unfolding storyline in dialogue
with the comic book industry as well as America's varying political
culture. Stevens shows that Captain America represents the ultimate
American story: permanentenough to survive for nearly seventy years
with a history fluid enough to be constantly reinterpreted to meet
the needs of an ever-changing culture.
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