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Author:   Amber E. George
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.80cm
ISBN:  

9781476680972

ISBN 10:   1476680973
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 May 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Preface Amber E. George Introduction: Making Sense of Superheroes and Their Social Identities Amber E. George ­Hyper-Normative Heroes, Othered Villains: Differential Disability Narratives in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Kelly A. Kane Living in the Mutant Underground: Marvel's The Gifted Sue Scheibler Isolation, Overcoming, and the Filmic Stare in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Iron Man Films Grace McCarthy Tech as Ableist Tool: Understanding the Role of Disability in the Arrowverse Series Courtney Stanton Cultural Appropriation and Ableism: Dr. Strange's Strange Concoction Shanti Srinivas Of Sexism and Ableism: Wonder Woman's (Ab)Use of Disability Tatiana Prorokova-Konrad Assimilating Queer/Disabled Subjects in Marvel Superhero Fanfiction Divya Garg Enabling New Perspectives of (Super)Power and Disability in Jeremy Scott's The Ables Robin E. Field and Christopher Boucher ""It is I, Super Grover, Here to Challenge Ableism!"" Daisy L. Breneman The Joker: Disrupting Perceptions of (Dis)ability in Batman Comic Books Sean Thomas Milligan About the Contributors Index"

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This book adeptly addresses the scholarly conversations around disability, superheroes, comics, and popular media. -Robert Rozema, professor of English

"This book adeptly addresses the scholarly conversations around disability, superheroes, comics, and popular media.""—Robert Rozema, professor of English"

Author Information

Amber E. George is an assistant professor of philosophy and diversity, equity, and inclusion at Galen College and has written and edited several books that explore social justice themes. She lives in Vestal, New York.

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