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The superhero costume : identity and disguise in fact and fiction / Barbara Brownie and Danny Graydon.
- Title
- The superhero costume : identity and disguise in fact and fiction / Barbara Brownie and Danny Graydon.
- Author
- Brownie, Barbara
- Publication
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
- ©2016
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- Additional Authors
- Graydon, Danny
- Description
- xi, 175 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing them from his or her civilian alter-ego. Instantly recognizable, the often garish garb includes insignias which are frequently appropriated and distorted throughout the world in a variety of media. This book provides the first interdisciplinary analysis of the superhero costume and investigates wide-ranging issues such as identity, otherness, ritual dress and disguise. Analysis focuses on the implications of wearing superhero costume, exploring interpretations of the costumed hero and the extent to which the costume defines his or her role. Using examples across various media (comic books, film, and television) with case studies including The X-Men, Watchmen, real-life superheroes such as Phoenix Jones and Pussy Riot and audience activities such as cosplay, The Superhero Costume presents new perspectives on the increasingly popular genre. A lively and thorough account of superhero fashions throughout history, The Superhero Costume will be essential reading for undergraduate students of fashion, visual culture, popular culture and cultural studies"--
- Series Statement
- Dress, Body, Culture
- Uniform Title
- Dress, body, culture.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Part one: Origins and evolution -- 1. Superman: codifying the superhero wardrobe -- 2. Identity, role and the mask -- 3. Evolution and adaptation: form versus function -- Part two: Identities and ideals -- 4. Wearing the flag: patriotism and globalization -- 5. Dressing up, dressing down: a spectacle of otherness, and the ordinariness of the civilian alter-ego -- 6. Channelling the beast -- Part three: Harsh realities -- 7. Superheros and the fashion of being unfashionable -- 8. Superhero cosplay -- 9. Real-life superheroes -- Part four: Case studies -- 10. Watchmen -- 11. Iron Man -- 13. The X-Men.
- ISBN
- 9781472595911
- 1472595912
- 9781472595904
- 1472595904
- 9781472595935 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781472595928 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2015009455
- OCLC
- 907117906
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library