Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism

by Sean Parson

Book Overview

Superheroes and Masculinity examines how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are both perpetuated and challenged within the superhero genre. This collection critiques stereotypical portrayals of hegemonic masculinity and explores queer alternatives to such formulations within superhero comics, film, and television.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498591515
• ISBN13: 9781498591515
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"