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Captain America, masculinity, and violence : the evolution of a national icon
- Title
- Captain America, masculinity, and violence : the evolution of a national icon / J. Richard Stevens.
- Author
- Stevens, J. Richard
- Publication
- Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2015.
- ©2015
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 385 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Captain America's adventures span from World War II through the Cold War to the American War on Terror. In Captain America, Masculinity, and Violence, Stevens reveals how the hero evolved to maintain relevance to America's fluctuating ideas of masculinity, patriotism, and violence. Tracking the history of Captain America's adventures, Stevens places them in dialogue with the comic book industry as well as American politics, showing how the hero represents the ultimate American story: permanent enough to survive for more than seventy years with a history fluid enough to be constantly reinterpreted to meet the needs of an ever-changing culture, "--Back cover.
- Series Statement
- Television and popular culture
- Uniform Title
- Television and popular culture.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-375) and index.
- Contents
- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Sentinel of Liberty -- 2. The Anti-Hitler Crusader (1940-1949) -- 3. Commie Smasher! (1953-1954) -- 4. The Man out of Time (1963-1969) -- 5. The Liberal Crusader (1969-1979) -- 6. The Hypercommercialized Leader (1979-1990) -- 7. The Superficial Icon (1990-2002) -- 8. Captain America's Responses to the War on Terror (2002-2007) -- 9. The Death and Rebirths of Captain America (2007-2014) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-9143
- ISBN
- 9780815633952
- 0815633955
- LCCN
- 2015005191
- OCLC
- 895730819
- Author
- Stevens, J. Richard, author.
- Title
- Captain America, masculinity, and violence : the evolution of a national icon / J. Richard Stevens.
- Publisher
- Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Television and popular cultureTelevision and popular culture.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-375) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-9143