Marvel Comics' Civil War and the Age of Terror - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Marvel Comics' Civil War and the Age of Terror write by Kevin Michael Scott. This book was released on 2015-09-04. Marvel Comics' Civil War and the Age of Terror available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Marvel Comics has an established tradition of addressing relevant real-life issues facing the American public. With the publication of Civil War (2006-2007), a seven-issue crossover storyline spanning the Marvel universe, they focused on contemporary anxieties such as terrorism and threats to privacy and other civil liberties. This collection of new essays explores the Civil War series and its many tie-in titles from the perspectives of history, political science, sociology, psychology, literary criticism, philosophy, law and education. The contributors provide a close reading of the series' main theme--the appropriate balance between freedom and security--and discuss how that balance affects citizenship, race, gender and identity construction in 21st-century America.
Captain America and the American Journey, 1940-2022
Captain America and the American Journey, 1940-2022 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Captain America and the American Journey, 1940-2022 write by Richard A. Hall. This book was released on 2024-02-28. Captain America and the American Journey, 1940-2022 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Captain America made his debut in 1940, just two years behind the first comic book superheroes and five years before the United States' emergence as the world's primary superpower at the end of World War II. His journey has been intertwined with America's progress throughout the decades. Known as the "Sentinel of Liberty," he has frequently provided socio-political commentary on current events as well as inspiration and warnings concerning the future. This work explores the interconnected histories of the United States and Captain America, decade-by-decade, from the character's origins to Chris Evans' portrayal of him in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It examines how Captain America's story provides a guide through America's tenure as a global superpower, holds a mirror up to American society, and acts as a constant reminder of what America can and should be.
A Philosopher Reads...Marvel Comics' Civil War
A Philosopher Reads...Marvel Comics' Civil War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Philosopher Reads...Marvel Comics' Civil War write by Mark D. White. This book was released on 2022-06-29. A Philosopher Reads...Marvel Comics' Civil War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. We love to see superheroes fight, whether to protect innocent people from supervillains or to save the world. But superheroes also fight each other, and if we can look past the energy blasts and earth-shattering punches, we can find serious disagreements over principles and ethics. This was certainly the case when Captain America and Iron Man went head-to-head over liberty and security in Marvel Comics' epic Civil War storyline, a fictional allegory to post-9/11 America (as well as the basis for the third Captain America film). In his latest book, Mark D. White, author of The Virtues of Captain America and editor of Iron Man and Philosophy, carefully leads you through the ethical thinking of the three characters on the front lines of the Civil War: Iron Man, Captain America, and Spider-Man. In his characteristically light and humorous tone, White lays out the basic ethical foundations of each hero's thinking and highlights the moral judgment each must use to put his ethics into action. But also how conflicting principles such as liberty and security must be balanced in the real world, lest both be lost. Written in a style that will be easily accessible to everyone, A Philosopher Reads... Marvel Comics' Civil War will be a fascinating read for diehard comic fans and philosophy buffs, as well as those looking for a simple introduction to philosophical ethics.
Religion and Myth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Religion and Myth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Religion and Myth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe write by Michael D. Nichols. This book was released on 2021-02-22. Religion and Myth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Breaking box office records, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved an unparalleled level of success with fans across the world, raising the films to a higher level of narrative: myth. This is the first book to analyze the Marvel output as modern myth, comparing it to epics, symbols, rituals, and stories from world religious traditions. This book places the exploits of Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, and the other stars of the Marvel films alongside the legends of Achilles, Gilgamesh, Arjuna, the Buddha, and many others. It examines their origin stories and rites of passage, the monsters, shadow-selves, and familial conflicts they contend with, and the symbols of death and the battle against it that stalk them at every turn. The films deal with timeless human dilemmas and questions, evoking an enduring sense of adventure and wonder common across world mythic traditions.
Reborn of Crisis
Reborn of Crisis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Reborn of Crisis write by Annika Hagley. This book was released on 2020-08-09. Reborn of Crisis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the dominant popular culture convention of the superhero, situated within the most significant global event of the last 20 years. Exploring the explosion of the superhero genre post-9/11, it sheds fresh light on the manner in which American society has processed and continues to process the trauma from the terrorist attacks. Beginning with the development of Batman in comics, television, and film, the authors offer studies of popular films including Iron Man, Captain America, The X-Men, Black Panther, and Wonder Woman, revealing the ways in which these texts meditate upon the events and aftermath of 9/11 and challenge the dominant hyper-patriotic narrative that emerged in response to the attacks. A study of the superhero genre’s capacity to unpack complex global interplays that question America’s foreign policy actions and the white, militarized masculinity that has characterized major discourses following 9/11, this volume explores the engagement of superhero films with issues of authority, patriotism, war, morals, race, gender, surveillance, the military industrial complex, and American political and social identities. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students of cultural and media studies, film studies, sociology, politics, and American studies.
