Superheroes and Masculinity - Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism (Hardcover)

Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism explores how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are portrayed within superhero comics, film, and television. The contributors examine how hegemonic masculinity has been continually perpetuated and reinforced within the superhero genre and unpack concise critiques of specific superhero representations, the industry, and the fan base at large. However, Superheroes and Masculinity also argues that possibilities of resistance and change are embedded within these problematic portrayals. To this end, several chapters explore alternative portrayals of queerness within superhero representations and read the hegemonic masculinity of various characters against the grain to produce queer possibilities. Ultimately, this collection argues that the quest to unmask how gender operates within superheroes is a crucial one.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2019
Editors:	Sean Parson • J.L. Schatz
Contributors:	Hailey J. Austin • Julian Barr • Anne Bialowas • TJ Buttgereit • Ryan Cheek • Kevin Cummings • Kiera Gaswint • Brian Johnson
Dimensions:	233 x 159 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-9149-2
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-4985-9149-3
Barcode:	9781498591492

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