Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero
Author:   Troy D. Smith
Publisher:   University Press of Mississippi
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9781496851673


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   17 June 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Troy D. Smith
Publisher:   University Press of Mississippi
Imprint:   University Press of Mississippi
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781496851673


ISBN 10:   1496851676
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   17 June 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Whiteness, Respectability, and Comic Books Chapter One: Race in Comics Pre-1970 Chapter Two: Marvel, Black Power, and Blaxploitation Chapter Three: Marvel and Kung Fu Chapter Four: DC Gets Onboard Chapter Five: Kung Fu Comics and Interracial Partnerships Chapter Six: Straining against the Structure of Whiteness Notes Bibliography Index

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Shaolin Brew utilizes diverse materials to illustrate both how whiteness framed the representation of Blacks and Asians in 1970s comics and how that frame was interrogated and challenged by fans of color from the start.--Patrick L. Hamilton, coauthor of All New, All Different? A History of Race and the American Superhero


Shaolin Brew utilizes diverse materials to illustrate both how whiteness framed the representation of Blacks and Asians in 1970s comics and how that frame was interrogated and challenged by fans of color from the start."" - Patrick L. Hamilton, coauthor of All New, All Different? A History of Race and the American Superhero


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Troy D. Smith is associate professor of history at Tennessee Tech University, where he specializes in race and ethnic studies. He has won several national awards for his historical fiction.

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