Superman On The Couch

Author : Danny Fingeroth
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 0826415393

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Superman on the Couch by Danny Fingeroth Pdf

Why are so many of the superhero myths tied up with loss, often violent, of parents or parental figures? What is the significance of the dual identity? What makes some superhuman figures "good" and others "evil"? Why are so many of the prime superheroes white and male? How has the superhero evolved over the course of the 20th and early 21st centuries? And how might the myths be changing? Why is it that the key superhero archetypes - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the X-Men - touch primal needs and experiences in everyone? Why has the superhero moved beyond the pages of comics into other media? All these topics, and more, are covered in this lively and original exploration of the reasons why the superhero - in comic books, films, and TV - is such a potent myth for our times and culture.>

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 1751 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Superman by Anonim Pdf

Author : Danny Fingeroth
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-30
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124061404

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Disguised as Clark Kent by Danny Fingeroth Pdf

Many of the creators of famous comic-book superheroes were from a Jewish background. In this work, Danny Fingeroth, a former editor of "Spider-Man" and other famous lines for Marvel Comics, reflects on the phenomenon of the Jewish elements that, consciously or not, went into the creation of todays icons.

Author : Nadine Farghaly
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780810892378

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Examining Lois Lane by Nadine Farghaly Pdf

This collection of essays examines the Lois Lane character in comic books, film, and television to address various aspects of sexuality, gender, social change, and feminism.

Author : Nickie D. Phillips,Staci Strobl
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814764527

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Comic Book Crime by Nickie D. Phillips,Staci Strobl Pdf

Superman, Batman, Daredevil, and Wonder Woman are iconic cultural figures that embody values of order, fairness, justice, and retribution. Comic Book Crime digs deep into these and other celebrated characters, providing a comprehensive understanding of crime and justice in contemporary American comic books. This is a world where justice is delivered, where heroes save ordinary citizens from certain doom, where evil is easily identified and thwarted by powers far greater than mere mortals could possess. Nickie Phillips and Staci Strobl explore these representations and show that comic books, as a historically important American cultural medium, participate in both reflecting and shaping an American ideological identity that is often focused on ideas of the apocalypse, utopia, retribution, and nationalism. Through an analysis of approximately 200 comic books sold from 2002 to 2010, as well as several years of immersion in comic book fan culture, Phillips and Strobl reveal the kinds of themes and plots popular comics feature in a post-9/11 context. They discuss heroes’ calculations of “deathworthiness,” or who should be killed in meting out justice, and how these judgments have as much to do with the hero’s character as they do with the actions of the villains. This fascinating volume also analyzes how class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation are used to construct difference for both the heroes and the villains in ways that are both conservative and progressive. Engaging, sharp, and insightful, Comic Book Crime is a fresh take on the very meaning of truth, justice, and the American way. Instructor's Guide

Author : Salman Akhtar
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780765706720

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The Damaged Core by Salman Akhtar Pdf

This comprehensive and tightly argued book deals with the process through which a coherent self evolves, the various ways such development fails to occur, and the therapeutic measures to put things back together. Beginning with the child's early relationships and their internalization as the substrate of the self, the text moves on to psychodynamically sophisticated and developmentally anchored descriptions of certain psychopathological syndromes that are widespread and yet inoptimally discussed. Going from the most severe to the least severe conditions in this realm, the book deals with the psychotic core, the schizoid wish to die and be reborn, the fantasies related to unresolved separation-individuation, the sociopathic tendency to lie, and the impact of excessive narcissism on love relations. The book also provides a unique perspective on the treatment of these conditions in so far as it not only elucidates the ways that a therapist listens and talks to his patients but also the subtle but deep impact of his ongoing attitude toward psychotherapeutic work. Even the role the therapist's office silently plays in the conduct of his work is discussed in detail. The book is theoretically sound and contemporary. More importantly, it is clinically generous and provides a number of vignettes to illustrate the ideas proposed. The writing style is a refreshing admixture of scientific scrupulosity, literary elegance, and humane relatedness.

Author : James Braxton Peterson
Publisher : Bucknell University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781611486506

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In Media Res by James Braxton Peterson Pdf

In Media Res is a manifold collection that reflects the intersectional qualities of university programming in the twenty-first century. Taking race, gender, and popular culture as its central thematic subjects, the volume collects academic essays, speeches, poems, and creative works that critically engage a wide range of issues, including American imperialism, racial and gender discrimination, the globalization of culture, and the limitations of our new multimedia world. This diverse assortment of works by scholars, activists, and artists models the complex ways that we must engage university students, faculty, staff, and administration in a moment where so many of us are confounded by the “in medias res” nature of our interface with the world in the current moment. Featuring contributions from Imani Perry, Michael Eric Dyson, Suheir Hammad, John Jennings, and Adam Mansbach, In Media Res is a primer for academic inquiry into popular culture; American studies; critical media literacy; women, gender, and sexuality studies; and Africana studies.

Author : Grant Morrison
Publisher : Random House
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812981384

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Supergods by Grant Morrison Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, and the X-Men—the list of names as familiar as our own. They are on our movie and television screens, in our videogames and in our dreams. But what are they trying to tell us? For Grant Morrison, one of the most acclaimed writers in the world of comics, these heroes are powerful archetypes who reflect and predict the course of human existence: Through them we tell the story of ourselves. In this exhilarating work of a lifetime, Morrison draws on art, archetypes, and their own astonishing journeys through this shadow universe to provide the first true history of our great modern myth: the superhero. Now with a new Afterword

Author : Richard A. Hall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9798216047452

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The American Superhero by Richard A. Hall Pdf

This compilation of essential information on 100 superheroes from comic book issues, various print and online references, and scholarly analyses provides readers all of the relevant material on superheroes in one place. The American Superhero: Encyclopedia of Caped Crusaders in History covers the history of superheroes and superheroines in America from approximately 1938–2010 in an intentionally inclusive manner. The book features a chronology of important dates in superhero history, five thematic essays covering the overall history of superheroes, and 100 A–Z entries on various superheroes. Complementing the entries are sidebars of important figures or events and a glossary of terms in superhero research. Designed for anyone beginning to research superheroes and superheroines, The American Superhero contains a wide variety of facts, figures, and features about caped crusaders and shows their importance in American history. Further, it collects and verifies information that otherwise would require hours of looking through multiple books and websites to find.

Author : Shirrel Rhoades
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 0820488925

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Comic Books by Shirrel Rhoades Pdf

This book is an insider's guide to how the comic book industry works. You'll learn how comic book superheroes are created and the deeper meanings they represent. You'll follow the development of sequential art storytelling - from caveman wall paintings to modern manga and cinematic techniques. Here you will explore comics in all forms: those flimsy pamphlets we call comic books; thick graphic novels; Japanese manga; and blockbuster movies featuring epic battles between good and evil. But behind it all, you'll discover how comics are an intellectual property business, the real money found in licensed bedsheets and fast-food merchandise, heart-pounding theme park rides and collectible toys, video games, and Hollywood extravaganza featuring such popular superheroes as Spider-Man, Superman, X-Men, and Batman.

Author : Shirrel Rhoades
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 1433101076

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A Complete History of American Comic Books by Shirrel Rhoades Pdf

This book is an updated history of the American comic book by an industry insider. You'll follow the development of comics from the first appearance of the comic book format in the Platinum Age of the 1930s to the creation of the superhero genre in the Golden Age, to the current period, where comics flourish as graphic novels and blockbuster movies. Along the way you will meet the hustlers, hucksters, hacks, and visionaries who made the American comic book what it is today. It's an exciting journey, filled with mutants, changelings, atomized scientists, gamma-ray accidents, and supernaturally empowered heroes and villains who challenge the imagination and spark the secret identities lurking within us.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 1361 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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DC Comics Encyclopedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : B. J. Oropeza
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 0820474223

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The Gospel According to Superheroes by B. J. Oropeza Pdf

And 1970s, and the dark and violent creatures who embody the pre- and post-millennial crises of faith. Lavishly illustrated, the articles come to startling conclusions about what we have really been reading under the covers with flashlights for generations. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author : Matthew J. Costello
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826429988

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Secret Identity Crisis by Matthew J. Costello Pdf

Follows the trajectory of the breakdown of the Cold War consensus after 1960 through the lens of superhero comic books developed by Marvel. Simultaneous.

Author : Esther De Dauw
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781978806054

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Hot Pants and Spandex Suits by Esther De Dauw Pdf

The superheroes from DC and Marvel comics are some of the most iconic characters in popular culture today. But how do these figures idealize certain gender roles, body types, sexualities, and racial identities at the expense of others? Hot Pants and Spandex Suits offers a far-reaching look at how masculinity and femininity have been represented in American superhero comics, from the Golden and Silver Ages to the Modern Age. Scholar Esther De Dauw contrasts the bulletproof and musclebound phallic bodies of classic male heroes like Superman, Captain America, and Iron Man with the figures of female counterparts like Wonder Woman and Supergirl, who are drawn as superhumanly flexible and plastic. It also examines the genre’s ambivalent treatment of LGBTQ representation, from the presentation of gay male heroes Wiccan and Hulkling as a model minority couple to the troubling association of Batwoman’s lesbianism with monstrosity. Finally, it explores the intersection between gender and race through case studies of heroes like Luke Cage, Storm, and Ms. Marvel. Hot Pants and Spandex Suits is a fascinating and thought-provoking consideration of what superhero comics teach us about identity, embodiment, and sexuality.