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This document provides guiding questions and materials for analyzing representations of gender and race in superhero comics and films. It asks how symbolic representations are entangled with globalization and whether they can be subverted. Key questions examine how superheroes reproduce gender and racial symbols differently in movies versus comics, how these symbols relate to globalization processes, and the Global South's response to American superheroes. Students are instructed to watch or read a superhero work and analyze it using the provided readings and audiovisual resources.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Hero Toolkit
The Fandom Forward Project of the Harry Potter Alliance Chapters Program was created in answer to the many requests from chapters for resources to help them apply the fan activism model to other fandoms their members were excited about. The team started by selecting source materials they thought would have big moments of fandom energy in the upcoming season - movie releases, series premiers or finales, book releases, etc; for this summer,Avengers: Age of Ultron (a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe) and Paper Towns (the movie adaptation) seemed like the media best suited for our community. Next, a public call for "Fandom Consultants" - experts in the selected fandoms - helped create teams for each fandom, and these teams selected three issues they felt were best represented by the source material.
The Hero Toolkit represents two months of researching sexism, ableism, and political engagement in both our world and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, drawing connections, and brainstorming action items. The goal was to create a document that could be picked up and successfully used by any Marvel fan, whether they have never participated in activism before or they're a longstanding HPA chapter.
3. representation
This document provides information about the concept of representation that will be useful for analyzing a media production for a critical perspectives exam. It defines representation as how media re-presents or constructs meanings about the world. It discusses key questions to consider when analyzing representation, such as what concepts are highlighted, what representations are generated, and if there are any stereotypes. The document also discusses theories of representation, such as how gender is typically represented in media according to theorists like Berger and Mulvey. It provides several quotes about representation that could be cited. Finally, it discusses concepts like the "male gaze," the "final girl" trope in horror, and how different genres like zombies films can represent cultural ideas.
Genre
This document discusses genre theory and how genres are used and evolve. It provides definitions of genre from various scholars and outlines some key characteristics of genres across media texts. Genres are described as cultural categories that transcend media and are used by industries, audiences and scholars. Genres develop conventions over time but also change as societies change, going through cycles from an experimental to a classic stage and potentially being parodied or deconstructed. The strengths of genre theory are that the concept is widely understood by producers, audiences and academics.
Superheroes themes
This document discusses common themes and ideologies presented in superhero films. It notes that superhero films often deal with themes of sacrifice, redemption, and responsibility as the hero works to overcome challenges and learn important lessons. Additionally, they frequently show the ideology of good triumphing over evil through the hero's journey. Teamwork is another increasingly prominent theme, as many modern films feature heroes working together to defeat threats. Isolation is also explored, as heroes initially feel alone in shouldering their burdens before finding community.
A2 Film theory
This document provides an overview of several film theory approaches, including feminist film theory, Marxist film theory, postcolonial film theory, psychoanalytic film theory, social realist film theory, structuralist film theory, and formalist film theory. It discusses key thinkers and concepts for each approach, such as Laura Mulvey's concept of the "male gaze" in feminist film theory, Karl Marx's views on class struggles and materialism in Marxist film theory, and the exploration of how meaning is constructed through codes and conventions in structuralist film theory. Overall, the document outlines several major theoretical lenses used to analyze films and their representations or themes.
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- 1. Comics and superheroes. A whitewashing patriarchal imperialist machinery, or a place to subvert common topics?
- 2. Guiding Questions • What kind of symbolic representations of gender and race do Superheroes reproduce? Do you think they differ from movies to comics? • How these symbolic representations are entangled within globalisation, glocalisation and grobarisation? • Do you think there are some ways to subvert these symbolic representations? • What is the Global South response to American superheroes?
- 3. Additional Instructions • You need to watch at least one superhero movie this weekend. Take your pick and choose one you may like. • Alternatively, you can read a comic book.
- 4. Key Materials • Audio Visuals • Rowan Ellis (2015) Sexism in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Discussion). • Rowan Ellis (2015) Bechdel Test vs Mako Mori Test • Readings • Bateman, D. (2015). The avengers. Science Fiction Film and Television, 8(2), 285-289. • Korte, B., Wendt, S., & Falkenhayner, N. (2019). Introduction. in Heroism As a Global Phenomenon in Contemporary Culture. Milton, UNITED KINGDOM: Routledge.
- 5. Complementary material • Rowan Ellis (2019) Mainstream: The Future of Queer Cinema? • Rowan Ellis (2015) Marvel's Jessica Jones: Consent & Toxic Masculinity. • Korte, B., Wendt, S., & Falkenhayner, N. (2019). Conclusion. in Heroism As a Global Phenomenon in Contemporary Culture. Milton, UNITED KINGDOM: Routledge. • Matusitz, J., & Palermo, L. (2014). The disneyfication of the world: A grobalisation perspective. Journal of Organisational Transformation and Social Change, 11(2), 91–107. • Manning, Jimmie. "Avengendering (Winner of the 2014 OSCLG Creative Expression Award)." Women and Language 37.2 (2014): 98. Web.