{"product_id":"superheroes-and-masculinity-unmasking-the-gender-performance-of-heroism-paperback","title":"Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHailey J. Austin\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eJulian Barr\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eAnne Bialowas\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuperheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism explores how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are portrayed within superhero comics, film, and television. The contributors examine how hegemonic masculinity has been continually perpetuated and reinforced within the superhero genre and unpack concise critiques of specific superhero representations, the industry, and the fan base at large. However, Superheroes and Masculinity also argues that possibilities of resistance and change are embedded within these problematic portrayals. To this end, several chapters explore alternative portrayals of queerness within superhero representations and read the hegemonic masculinity of various characters against the grain to produce queer possibilities. Ultimately, this collection argues that the quest to unmask how gender operates within superheroes is a crucial one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSean Parson is assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Northern Arizona University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJL Schatz is director of speech and debate at Binghamton University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357297086701,"sku":"9781498591515","price":84.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/9dtbySqmNf9781498591515.webp?v=1785348321","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/superheroes-and-masculinity-unmasking-the-gender-performance-of-heroism-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}