Transmedia Construction of the Black Panther - Long Live the King

This book explores the Black Panther character's multimedia legacy against the backdrop of contemporary sociopolitical reality. The author critically analyzes the character's role as a counter-narrative to regressive attitudes toward Africa and Black identity, as well as how he represents consolidated media reality.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction: A King of Many Faces
Chapter 2: Context of the King: Africa, the Media, Blackness, and Hegemony
Chapter 3: The Panther in the Silver Age: The King Arrives
Chapter 4: The Panther in the 1970s: Whitewashing and New Jungle Action
Chapter 5: The Panther in the 1980s-90s: A King for a New Age and a New Audience
Chapter 6: The Panther in the 00s-10s: A Rise to Prominence and Growing Pains
Chapter 7: The Panther Today: Meditations on Kinghood
Chapter 8: A King in Many Forms: Black Panther in TV, Games, and Elsewhere
Chapter 9: A King Goes Hollywood: Black Panther and the MCU
Chapter 10: What Makes a King?: The Transmedia Mythmaking of Black Panther
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Bryan J. Carr is associate professor in the communication and information science departments at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay.

Summary

This book explores the Black Panther character’s multimedia legacy against the backdrop of contemporary sociopolitical reality. The author critically analyzes the character’s role as a counter-narrative to regressive attitudes toward Africa and Black identity, as well as how he represents consolidated media reality.

Product details

• Authors: Bryan J. Carr
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781793631831
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-183-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Action & Adventure, Graphic novels: history & criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Film: styles & genres, Graphic novel & comic books: guides & reviews