Arrow and superhero television : essays on themes and characters of the series / edited by James F. Iaccino, Cory Barker and Myc Wiatrowski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Iaccino, James F., editor.

Barker, Cory, 1988- editor.

Wiatrowski, Myc, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arrow (Television program).

Superhero television programs--History and criticism.

Superhero television programs.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

viii, 235 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

"The contributors explore the reasons behind Arrow's success, the series' representation of bodies, its portrayal of women, its shifting political ideologies, and audience reception and influence on storylines"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / James F. Iaccino, Cory Barker and Myc Wiatrowski

Part One: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Arrow

"I must become something else": The Evolution of the CW's Arrow / Lisa K. Perdigao

Reading the Body, Deciphering the Text: Arrow's Multiliteracies, Superheroics and Merging Multimodalities / Perry Dantzler

The Arrow and His Villainous Counterparts: An Examination of Their Journeys Toward Psychic Transformation / James F. Iaccino

Part Two: Muscles, Scars and Tattoos

Working Out as Creative Labor, or the Building of the Male Superhero's Body / Juan Llamas-Rodriguez

Twenty Percent of His Body: Scar Tissue, Masculinity and Identity in Arrow / Evan Hayles Gledhill

Beyond Wounds and Words: The Rhetoric of Scarred Embodiment in Arrow / Sara K. Howe

The Mark of Cain: Bodies, Belonging and the Bratva / John Carter McKnight

Part Three: Sexism and Empowerment in Arrow

Simians, Cyborgs and Smoak: Felicity's Gendered Roles / Ashley Lynn Carlson

Sexism, Heroism and Morality in the CW's Arrow and DC Comics' Green Arrow / Katherine E. Whaley and Justin Wigard

Part Four: Politics and Diversity in Arrow

"You have failed this city": Arrow, Left-Wing Vigilantism and the Modern Day Robin Hood / Antonio Pineda and Jesús Jiménez-Varea

"What, O.J. and Charles Manson weren't available?" DC Comics, The CW's Arrow and the Quest for Racial Diversity / Rodney A. Thomas, Jr.

Part Five: The Influence of Arrow's Fandom

World and Fandom Building: Extending the Universe of Arrow in Arrow 2.5 / Mélanie Bourdaa and Bertha Chin

When Fans Know Best: Oliciters Right the Ship / Tanya R. Cochran and Meghan K. Winchell.

Notes:

Filmography: pages 209-214.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786497874

0786497874

OCLC:

974698838