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The Politics of the Superhero

Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 December 2013

Matthew J. Costello  and
Kent Worcester
Matthew J. Costello
Affiliation:
Saint Xavier College
Kent Worcester
Affiliation:
Marymount Manhattan College
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Extract

This symposium explores the relationship of superheroes to questions of power, ideology, social relations, and political culture. It represents the first time that a political science journal has devoted sustained attention to the superhero genre as it is reflected in the pages of comic books and graphic novels, and on the big screen.

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Symposium: The Politics of the Superhero
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 85 - 89
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2014 

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