Superheroes And Masculinity: Unmasking The Gender Performance Of Heroism

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.

• | Author: Sean Parson, J. L. Schatz
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: June 23, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 152 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1498591515
• | ISBN-13: 9781498591515