{"product_id":"the-transmedia-construction-of-the-black-panther-long-live-the-king-9781793631831","title":"The Transmedia Construction of the Black Panther:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Transmedia Construction of the Black Panther: Long Live the King, Bryan J. Carr explores and analyzes the evolution of the Black Panther character since his inception in the 1960s across comics, film, television, video games, and music. The Black Panther, Carr argues, is the sum of the creative works of countless individuals across various media that have each contributed to the legacy of the first mainstream Black superhero, all happening against a backdrop of social and cultural upheaval, global political struggle for equality, and the long shadow of colonizing Western attitudes. The Panther’s existence is a complex one that not only illustrates in microcosm those same struggles in the historically white superhero space, but also offers a perfect case study for media trends of representation then and now. Carr addresses a number of questions: Does the Black Panther really represent a powerful counter-narrative to long-standing regressive attitudes toward Black identity and Africa? Who were the key contributors to our understanding of the character? And finally, how can we use the character to understand the complexities of our modern consolidated media systems? Scholars of media studies, film and television studies, comics studies, cultural studies, critical race studies, and African studies will find this book particularly useful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction: A King of Many Faces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Context of the King: Africa, the Media, Blackness, and Hegemony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Panther in the Silver Age: The King Arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Panther in the 1970s: Whitewashing and New Jungle Action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Panther in the 1980s-90s: A King for a New Age and a New Audience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Panther in the 00s-10s: A Rise to Prominence and Growing Pains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Panther Today: Meditations on Kinghood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: A King in Many Forms: Black Panther in TV, Games, and Elsewhere\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: A King Goes Hollywood: Black Panther and the MCU\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: What Makes a King?: The Transmedia Mythmaking of Black Panther\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042662580567,"sku":"9781793631831","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793631831.jpg?v=1750955071","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-transmedia-construction-of-the-black-panther-long-live-the-king-9781793631831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}