The transmedia construction of the Black Panther : long live the king / Bryan J. Carr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carr, Bryan, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black Panther (Fictitious character).

Black Panther.

Black Panther (Motion picture : 2018).

Superheroes, Black.

Black people--Race identity.

Black people.

Physical Description:

ix, 285 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]

Summary:

"This book explores the Black Panther character's multimedia legacy against the backdrop of contemporary sociopolitical reality. The author critically analyzes the character's role as a counter-narrative to regressive attitudes toward Africa and Black identity, as well as how he represents consolidated media reality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: A King of Many Faces

2. Context of the King: Africa, the Media, Blackness, and Hegemony

3. The Panther in the Silver Age: The King Arrives

4. The Panther in the 1970s: Whitewashing and New Jungle Action

5. The Panther in the 1980s-90s: A King for a New Age and a New Audience

6. The Panther in the 2000s-10s: A Rise to Prominence and Growing Pains

7. The Panther Today: Meditations on Kinghood

8. A King in Many Forms: Black Panther in TV, Games, and Elsewhere

9. A King Goes Hollywood: Black Panther and the Marvel Cinematic Universe

10. What Makes a King?: The Transmedia Mythmaking of Black Panther.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Carr, Bryan, Transmedia construction of the Black Panther

ISBN:

9781793631831

1793631832

OCLC:

1302333417