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