The Modern Superhero in Film and Television
Download or Read eBook The Modern Superhero in Film and Television PDF written by Jeffrey A. Brown and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jeffrey A. Brown |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2016-11-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317484516 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317484517 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Modern Superhero in Film and Television by : Jeffrey A. Brown
Book excerpt: Hollywood’s live-action superhero films currently dominate the worldwide box-office, with the characters enjoying more notoriety through their feature film and television depictions than they have ever before. This book argues that this immense popularity reveals deep cultural concerns about politics, gender, ethnicity, patriotism and consumerism after the events of 9/11. Superheroes have long been agents of hegemony, fighting for abstract ideals of justice while overall perpetuating the American status quo. Yet at the same time, the book explores how the genre has also been utilized to question and critique these dominant cultural assumptions.
