Super Skills, Super Reading: Literacy and Television Superheroes
Author:   Perry Dantzler
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476678351


Pages:   255
Publication Date:   25 December 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Perry Dantzler
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781476678351


ISBN 10:   1476678359
Pages:   255
Publication Date:   25 December 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction  1. How Does a Superhero Read?  2. Arrow and Specialized Literacies  3. Scientific Literacies as the Scientific Method in The Flash  4. Gotham as a Place Mired in ­Print-Privileged Literacy  5. Literacy as Agency and Equality in Jessica Jones  6. How Ethnicities and Local Communities Shape Literacy in Luke Cage  7. Daredevil and Disabilities  8. Literacies for Evil Purposes: Villains and Antiheroes  9. Sidekicks and Mentors: Literacies from the Sidelines 10. Places for Literacy Development: Caves and Workshops 11. How the Average Citizen Reads in Superhero Worlds Conclusion Chapter Notes References Index

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Perry Dantzler is an assistant professor in English and a faculty affiliate for integrative learning at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia. She has worked extensively on the field of new literacy studies which she employs as a theoretical and empirical lens to examine current media and culture.

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