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Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero Metaphors, Narratives, and Geopolitics / Jason Dittmer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dittmer, Jason.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Captain America (Fictitious character).
- Captain America.
- America, Captain (Fictitious character).
- Popular culture--Political aspects.
- Popular culture.
- Geopolitics--Social aspects.
- Geopolitics.
- Nationalism and literature.
- Superheroes in literature.
- Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 p.)
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Nationalist superheroes-such as Captain America, Captain Canuck, and Union Jack-often signify the "nation-state" for readers, but how do these characters and comic books address issues of multiculturalism and geopolitical order? In his engaging book Captain America and the Nationalist Superhero, geographer Jason Dittmer traces the evolution of the comic book genre as it adapted to new national audiences. He argues that these iconic superheroes contribute to our contemporary understandings of national identity, the righteous use of power, and the role of the United States, Canada
- Contents:
- Introducing nationalist superheroes
- Gendered nation-state, gendered hero
- Embodying multiculturalism
- Origins
- Narratives of continuity and change
- Grounding the nation-state
- Geopolitical orders
- Alternate worlds
- Parody and subversion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781299104242
- 129910424X
- 9781439909782
- 1439909784
- OCLC:
- 818870393
- Publisher Number:
- heb40339 hdl
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