The Contemporary Superhero Film: Projections of Power and Identity (Paperback)

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Cultural Phenomenon or Cultural Catastrophe?
1 The Codes and Conventions of the Contemporary Superhero Film
2 The Mythologies of the Contemporary Superhero Film
3 Gender and Sexuality in the Contemporary Superhero Film
4 Ethnicity in the Contemporary Superhero Film
5 The Global Contemporary Superhero Film
Conclusion: “Is it me or is it getting crazier out there?”
The Future of the Contemporary Superhero Film and the Genre’s “Impossible Solutions for Insoluble Problems”
Filmography
Notes
Bibliography
Index