{"product_id":"superheroes-and-masculinity-sean-parson-9781498591515","title":"Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism","description":"Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism explores how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are portrayed within superhero comics, film, and television. The contributors examine how hegemonic masculinity has been continually perpetuated and reinforced within the superhero genre and unpack concise critiques of specific superhero representations, the industry, and the fan base at large. However, Superheroes and Masculinity also argues that possibilities of resistance and change are embedded within these problematic portrayals. To this end, several chapters explore alternative portrayals of queerness within superhero representations and read the hegemonic masculinity of various characters against the grain to produce queer possibilities. Ultimately, this collection argues that the quest to unmask how gender operates within superheroes is a crucial one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean Parson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498591515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498591515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Sean Parson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988553433343,"sku":"9781498591515","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ef19b69-1fe8-4f1b-b07a-3325837032e5.jpg?v=1683295090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/superheroes-and-masculinity-sean-parson-9781498591515","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}