Hot Pants and Spandex Suits : : Gender Representation in American Superhero Comic Books / / Esther De Dauw.

The superheroes from DC and Marvel comics are some of the most iconic characters in popular culture today. But how do these figures idealize certain gender roles, body types, sexualities, and racial identities at the expense of others? Hot Pants and Spandex Suits offers a far-reaching look at how ma...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2021]
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Godina izdanja:2021
Jezik:English
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 White Superheroes and Masculinity
  • Chapter 2 The White Female Body
  • Chapter 3 Gay Characters and Social Progress
  • Chapter 4 Legacy, Community, and the Superhero of Color
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index