Comics & ideology / edited by Matthew P. McAllister, Edward H. Sewell Jr., and Ian Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McAllister, Matthew P.

Sewell, Edward H., 1944-

Gordon, Ian, 1954-

Series:

Popular culture & everyday life ; vol. 2.

Popular culture & everyday life ; vol. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comic books, strips, etc--Political aspects.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Physical Description:

xiii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Comics and ideology

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, [2001]

Contents:

1. Introducing Comics and Ideology / Matthew P. McAllister, Edward H. Sewell, Jr., Ian Gordon 1

2. Ownership Concentration in the U.S. Comic Book Industry / Matthew P. McAllister 15

3. The Women's Suffragist Movement Through the Eyes of Life Magazine Cartoons / J. Robyn Goodman 39

4. Humor and Gender Politics: A Textual Analysis of the First Feminist Comic in Hong Kong / Wendy Siuyi Wong, Lisa M. Cuklanz 69

5. "The Dominant Trope": Sex, Violence, and Hierarchy in Japanese Comics for Men / Anne Cooper-Chen 99

6. The Tyranny of the Melting Pot Metaphor: Wonder Woman as the Americanized Immigrant / Matthew J. Smith 129

7. From Realism to Superheroes in Marvel's The 'Nam / Annette Matton 151

8. Nostalgia, Myth, and Ideology: Visions of Superman at the End of the "American Century" / Ian Gordon 177

9. Kevlar Armor, Heat-Seeking Bullets, and Social Order: A Mythological Reading of Judge Dredd / Matthew T. Althouse 195

10. Coming Out in Comic Books: Letter Columns, Readers, and Gay and Lesbian Characters / Morris E. Franklin III 221

11. Queer Characters in Comic Strips / Edward H. Sewell, Jr. 251

12. Power to the Cubicle-Dwellers: An Ideological Reading of Dilbert / Julie Davis 275.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0820452491

OCLC:

45093807