Superman - The Persistence of an American Icon

Informationen zum Autor Gordon, Ian Klappentext Superman is an icon of the American Way. Examining his many appearances over eighty years in comics, films, television series, and other media, Ian Gordon explores the dynamic process of mythmaking surrounding the character. Digging into comics archives, he reveals the prominent roles fans and collectors have played in remembering, interpreting, and reimagining Superman’s iconography. Zusammenfassung Superman is an icon of the American Way. Examining his many appearances over eighty years in comics! films! television series! and other media! Ian Gordon explores the dynamic process of mythmaking surrounding the character. Digging into comics archives! he reveals the prominent roles fans and collectors have played in remembering! interpreting! and reimagining Superman's iconography. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction    Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon 1    Superman Mythos and History 2    Ideology and Morality 3    Superman: The Object of Nostalgia 4    Production, Authorship, and Ownership 5    Readers and Audiences 6    Superman the Brand and Beyond Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Ian Gordon
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2017
• EAN: 9780813587516
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-8751-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Comics Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries