Description
Book SynopsisThe first book to look expansively at politics in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask the question, ‘What lessons is this entertainment juggernaut teaching audiences about politics, society, power, gender, and inequality?’
Table of Contents
- Foreword, Steve Rogers
- Acknowledgments
- 1. An Introduction to the Politics of the Marvel Cinematic University, Nicholas Carnes and Lilly J. Goren
- Part One Origin Stories
- 2. Building Worlds: Three Paths toward Racial Justice in Black Panther, Allison Rank and Heather Pool
- 3. Tony Stark and the Classical Heroism of the Marvel Cinema Universe, Ari Kohen
- 4. Endurance in Marvel Cinema: Letting Go of Compulsory Overcoming in Superhero Stories, Anna Daily
- 5. Captain America vs. James Madison, Christopher J. Galdieri
- 6. “:Operation: Rebirth” and the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Origin Stories as Founding Narratives, Ronald J. Schmidt, Jr.
- 7. Nostalgia, Nationalism, and Marvel Superheroics, Lilly J. GorenPart Two With Great Power
- 8. Government as the Bad Guy?, Nicholas Carnes
- 9. Democratic Monstrosity: Marvel’s Avengers and Extraordinary Politics, Elizabeth Barringer
- 10. Strange Sovereignty: Fantasies of Supremacy and Coloniality in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Matthew Longo
- 11. Civilian Control of Superheroes: Applying What We Know from Civil-Military Relations, Stephen M. Saideman
- 12. Environmentalism and the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Spider-Man: Far from Home as a Cautionary Tale, Nancy J. Hirschmann
- 13. Marvel Cinematic Universe Villains and Social Anxieties, Haoyang Wang and Christina Zhang
- Part Three An Expanding Universe
- 14. Wrestling with Power and Pleasure: Black Widow and the Warrior Women of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Linda Beail
- 15. From “Grrrl Power” to “She’s Got Help”:: Captain Marvel as the Superhero of Second-Wave Feminism, Kristin Kanthank
- 16. Vulnerable Heroines: Gendering Violence in Jessica Jones, Menaka Philips
- 17. “I Know My Value”: Agency in the Prime-Time Network Portrayan of Peggy Carter, Christina Fattore
- 18. Men and Supermen: Gender and (Over)Compensation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Dan Cassino
- 19. Deep in Marvel’s Closet: Heteronormativity and Hidden LGBTQ+ Narratives in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Patricia C. Rodda
- 20. Avengers, Assemblage, Danielle Hanley
- 21. Female Combatants in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ora Szekely
- 22. Who Watches the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Race, Sex, and the Audience for Onscreen Diversity, Bethany Lacina
- 23. Geopolitical Representations of Africa through the Marvel Cinematic Lens, Meghan S. Sanders
- Part Four Conclusion
- 24. “You’ve Become Part of a Bigger Universe” Plurality, Public Things, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jennifer Forestal
- Afterwords
- Afterword One: How Marvel Studios Makes a Universe, Carlee Goldberg
- Afterword Two: Classical Dramatic Structure: A Primer on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Matthew L. Free
- Film List
- List of Contributors
- References
- Index
