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Our superheroes, ourselves / edited by Robin Rosenberg.

Van Pelt Library PN6714 .O89 2013
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Rosenberg, Robin S.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Comic books, strips, etc--Psychological aspects.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Superheroes--Psychological aspects.
Superheroes.
Psychology in literature.
Archetype (Psychology).
Psychological aspects.
Physical Description:
xvi, 214 pages ; 19 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Contents:
Pt. 1. Our relationships with superheroes. Our fascination with superheroes / Robin S. Rosenberg
Superhero comics as moral pornography / David A. Pizarro and Roy Baumeister
Are superhero stories good for us? : reflections from clinical practice / Lawrence C. Rubin
Emotions in comics : why the silver age of comics made a difference / Peter J. Jordan
The effects of superhero sagas on our gendered selves / Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz and Hillary Pennell
Pt. 2. The humanity of superheroes. Our superheroes, our supervillains : are they all that different? / Travis Langley
Are superheroes just supergifted? / Robin S. Rosenberg and Ellen Winner
The very real work lives of superheroes : illustrations of work psychology / Gary N. Burns and Megan B. Morris
How super are superheroes? / Robert J. Sternberg
Seven roads to justice for superheroes and humans / Mikhail Lyubansky.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199765812
0199765812
OCLC:
808810921

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