The Superhero Symbol - Media, Culture, and Politics (Paperback)

As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting". In the 2005 reboot of the Batman film franchise, Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne articulates how the figure of the superhero can serve as a transcendent icon. It is hard to imagine a time when superheroes have been more pervasive in our culture. Today, superheroes are intellectual property jealously guarded by media conglomerates, icons co-opted by grassroots groups as a four-color rebuttal to social inequities, masks people wear to more confidently walk convention floors and city streets, and bulletproof banners that embody regional and national identities. From activism to cosplay, this collection unmasks the symbolic function of superheroes. Bringing together superhero scholars from a range of disciplines, alongside key industry figures such as Harley Quinn co-creator Paul Dini, The Superhero Symbol provides fresh perspectives on how characters like Captain America, Iron Man, and Wonder Woman have engaged with media, culture, and politics, to become the 'everlasting' symbols to which a young Bruce Wayne once aspired.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2019
Editors:	Liam Burke • Ian Gordon • Angela Ndalianis
Contributors:	Liam Burke • Henry Jenkins • Neal Curtis • Jason Bainbridge • Mitchell Adams • Ian Gordon • Tara Lomax
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-9716-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Comic book & cartoon art Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	0-8135-9716-1
Barcode:	9780813597164

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