Our Superheroes, Ourselves

Our Superheroes, Ourselves
Author: Robin S. Rosenberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2013-08
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0199765812

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Why are so many people fascinated by superheroes? In this thoughtful, engaging, and intelligent collection, editor Robin Rosenberg compiles essays by some of the world's leading scholars to address our relationships with superheroes (and supervillains) as well as the humanity of superheroes. How do characters and stories reflect human nature? What is the role of justice in superhero worlds? Finally, are superhero stories good for us? These questions and many more are addressed in this illuminating new book.


Our Superheroes, Ourselves
Language: en
Pages: 233
Authors: Robin S. Rosenberg
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08 - Publisher:

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Why are so many people fascinated by superheroes? In this thoughtful, engaging, and intelligent collection, editor Robin Rosenberg compiles essays by some of th
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Language: en
Pages: 196
Authors: Danny Fingeroth
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-01-01 - Publisher: A&C Black

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The Psychology of Superheroes
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Robin S. Rosenberg
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-02-09 - Publisher: BenBella Books

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This latest installment in the Psychology of Popular Culture series turns its focus to superheroes. Superheroes have survived and fascinated for more than 70 ye
Superhero Origins
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Robin S. Rosenberg
Categories: Comic books, strips, etc
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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"Dr. Rosenberg explores the importance of origin stories and what they tell us about the characters and real people. She reveals the origins stories of seven su
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Language: en
Pages: 200
Authors: Robin S. Rosenberg PhD
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-01 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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It's easy to name a superhero--Superman, Batman, Thor, Spiderman, the Green Lantern, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rorschach, Wolverine--but it's not so easy to def