The 21St Century Superhero: Essays On Gender, Genre And Globalization In Film

Superhero films are one of the most enduring genres of cinema. These ten critical essays explore the phenomenon through the lenses of numerous academic disciplines, and cover topics such as the role of globalization in the formation of superhero narratives, the shifting nature of masculinity and femininity in the superhero world and the state of the genre today.

• | Edited By: Richard J.Gray Ii
• | Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
• | Publication Date: Jun 06, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 212 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0786463457
• | ISBN-13: 9780786463459