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The politics of the Marvel cinematic universe

Title
The politics of the Marvel cinematic universe / edited by Nicholas Carnes & Lilly J. Goren.
Publication
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023]

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Additional Authors
  • Carnes, Nicholas, 1984-
  • Goren, Lilly J.
Description
xiv, 419 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
"The Marvel Cinematic University (MCU) has become a touchstone of contemporary American life. In 2009, Disney purchased Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, including its subsidiary film production company, Marvel Studios. Since then, the MCU-the collection of multi-media Marvel Studios products that share a single fictional storyline-has grown from two feature films to 23 interconnected movies, a half-dozen short films, three streaming Disney+ series, and more than 30 print titles. At the time of this writing, eight of the 25 highest grossing films of all time are MCU movies"--
Series Statement
Politics and pop culture
Subject
  • Marvel Studios
  • Marvel Comics Group
  • Superhero films > United States > History and criticism
  • Motion pictures > Political aspects > United States
  • Motion pictures > Political aspects
  • Superhero films
  • Motion pictures
  • United States
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-401) and index.
Call Number
MFL 23-3331
ISBN
  • 9780700633883
  • 070063388X
  • 9780700633890 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2022010692
OCLC
1306329372
Title
The politics of the Marvel cinematic universe / edited by Nicholas Carnes & Lilly J. Goren.
Publisher
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Politics and pop culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-401) and index.
Added Author
Carnes, Nicholas, 1984- editor.
Goren, Lilly J., editor.
Research Call Number
MFL 23-3331
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