{"product_id":"the-force-of-the-umbrella-academy-9781476682006","title":"The Force of The Umbrella Academy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Even as the major superhero film franchises appear to be exhausting their runs \u003ci\u003eThe Umbrella Academy\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the superhero genre is still extremely effective at creating role models with lasting psychological resonance and allegories with extraordinary emotional impact. These essays give a voice to the misunderstood family members of \u003ci\u003eThe Umbrella Academy\u003c\/i\u003e in the comic book series and its highly popular Netflix adaptation. They explore different forces like individualism, identity, family, and feminism. One of the most striking features that unites these concepts is the linkage between violence with voice, as well as violence''s aestheticized depiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisann Anders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1: Forces of Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGothic Academy: Horror and Crookedness in a Haunted Household\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKathleen Shaughnessy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiminal Spaces: Being Alone in a House That Isn't Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiranda Johnsen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperheroes, Transnational Adoption, and Hegelian Estrangement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 2: Forces of Otherness\u003cbr\u003eArtifice and the Superheroes of the 21st Century: Post-Cinematic Reflections on Constructedness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorgane A. Ghilardi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtraordinary Bodies and the Language of Pain: Disability in Apocalypse Suite and Dallas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDana Fore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3: Forces of Violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDomestic Abuse: Normative Violence and ­Child-Superheroes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlokparna Sen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal Moments: Sites of Music and Violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisann Anders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDissonance: Striking a Chord Through the Silencing of Women's Voices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ.E. Hornsby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040480067927,"sku":"9781476682006","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476682006.jpg?v=1750946883","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-force-of-the-umbrella-academy-9781476682006","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}