Smith, Scott T.

Uncanny Bodies: Superhero Comics and Disability (Graphic Medicine)

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ISBN 13:: 9780271084756
author:: Smith, Scott T.
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Pennsylvania State University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2019
Pages:: 248
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Politics, Public Policy,
Condition:: New
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Superhero comics are increasingly exploring diverse forms of disability, both physical and cognitive. This collection of essays examines how the superhero genre provides a visual forum for engaging with issues of disability and intersectional identity. By examining lesser-known characters alongside more famous ones, such as Barbara Gordon and Hawkeye, the book reveals how continuums of ability in superhero comics can reflect, resist, or reevaluate broader cultural conceptions about disability. The essays explore how superhero comics can provide a vocabulary and discourse for conceptualizing disability more broadly, making this an eye-opening examination of the intersection of popular culture and disability studies. Thoughtful and challenging, Uncanny Bodies breaks new ground in its analysis of superhero comics and their representation of disability.

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