Mutants, Androids, and Aliens: On Being Human in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

by James A. Tyner

In both literature and film, mutants, androids, and aliens have long functioned as humanity's Other--nonhuman bodies serving as surrogates to explore humanity's prejudice, bigotry, and hatred. Scholars working in fields of feminism, ethnic studies, queer studies, and disability studies, among others, have deconstructed representations of the Othered body and the ways these fictional depictions provide insight into the contested terrains of identity,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496857380
• ISBN13: 9781496857385
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 208 Pages