{"product_id":"searching-for-feminist-superheroes-gender-sexuality-and-race-in-marvel-comics-hardback-9781477329788","title":"Searching for Feminist Superheroes; Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Marvel Comics (Hardback) 9781477329788","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSearching for Feminist Superheroes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGender, Sexuality, and Race in Marvel Comics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSam Langsdale (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477329788, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 16 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSam Langsdale knows her stuff, and she proves it is this book...I really enjoyed reading \u003ci\u003eSearching For Feminist Superheroes\u003c\/i\u003e, and I would highly recommend it to everyone who wants to read about an all inclusive world…be it in comic books…and hopefully, one day in real life when the first American Black Woman President takes charge of these United States.\u003c\/div\u003e (Biff Bam Pop!) \u003cdiv\u003eLangsdale’s book fits well alongside other feminist scholarship about comics. She shows how [Spider-Woman, America, The Unstoppable Wasp, and Ironheart] exist within a mainstream comics industry that seems to oppose their values. Langsdale effectively argues that it’s precisely within this marginalized space that creativity and a thirst for liberation thrives.\u003c\/div\u003e (CHOICE)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow superhero narratives in the margins of the mainstream tell innovative, feminist stories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e It’s no secret that superhero comics and their related media perpetuate a model of a straight, white, male hero at the expense of representing women and other minorities, but other narratives exist. \u003ci\u003eSearching for Feminist Superheroes\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes that female-led superhero comics, with diverse casts of characters and inclusive storytelling, exist on the margins of the mainstream superhero genre. But rather than focusing on these stories as marginalized, Sam Langsdale’s work on heroes such as Spider-Woman, America Chavez, and Ironheart locates the margins as a site of innovation and productivity, which have enabled the creation of feminist superhero texts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Employing feminist and intersectional philosophies in an analysis of these comics, Langsdale suggests that feminist superheroes have the potential to contribute to a social imagination that is crucial in working toward a more just world. At a time when US popular culture continues to manifest as a battleground between oppressive and progressive social norms, \u003ci\u003eSearching for Feminist Superheroes\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that a fight for a better world is worthwhile. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. “\u003cbr\u003eA Willful Method”\u003cbr\u003e: Searching for Feminist Superheroes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Whoa Momma! The Feminist Model of Maternity in Spider-Woman \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. America and the New Mestiza: Punching Star-Shaped Holes through Binaries and Borders \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. The Unstoppable Wasp: Diversifying Superhero Teams with Queer Science and Feminist Friendship \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. Sampling Ironheart: Black Feminist Thought, Superhero Ethics, and Afrofuturism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion. Archiving Traces of Feminist Superheroes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e References \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591020212504,"sku":"9781477329788","price":31.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/searching-for-feminist-superheroes-gender-sexuality-and-race-in-marvel-comics-hardback-9781477329788","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}