Monday, December 09, 2013

Academic book on superheroes published in DC in 2007

 
This is on Michigan State's Comic Art Collection page 
for new additions. I've never heard of it, nor the publisher. 
Amazon has it for sale though.

Super/Heroes : from Hercules to Superman / edited by Wendy
Haslem, Angela Ndalianis, Chris Mackie. -- Washington, DC : 
New Academia Publishing, 2007. -- 416 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- 
"The current anthology is the culmination of the 'Men in 
Tights' Superheroes conference, which was held at Melbourne 
University, Australia between 9th-12th June 2005." -- 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-411) and index. 
-- Contents: "'True-Lies' Superhero : Do We Really Want Our 
Icons to Come to Life?" / Louise Krasniewicz. p. 12-20 ; 
"The Definition of the Superhero" / Peter Coogan. p. 21-36; 
"Superheroes, Moral Economy, and the Iron Cage : 
Morality, Alienation and the SUper-Individual" / Robert M. 
Peaslee. p. 37-50 ; "El Santo : Wrestler, Superhero and 
Saint" / Gabrielle Murray. p. 51-64 ; "Homer and Rap : Epic 
Iconographies" / Erin O'Connell" p. 65-79 ; "Men of 
Darkness" / C.J. Mackie. p. 83-96 ; "'Restlessly, 
Violently, Headlong, Like a River that Wants to Reach Its 
End' : Nihilism, Reconstruction and the Hero's Journey" / 
Raymond Younis. p. 97-110 ; "My Own Private Apocalypse : 
Shinji Ikari in Hideaki Anno's Neon Genes Evangelion as 
Schreberian Paranoid Superhero" / Paul M. Malone. p. 
111-126 ; "Shamans vs. (Super)heroes" / Lucy Wright. p. 
126-138 ; "Dreaming Superman : Exploring the Action of the 
Superhero(ine) in Dreams, Myth, and Culture" / Jamie Egolf. 
p. 139-151 ; "The Superhero Versus the Trouble Teen : 
Parenting Connor, and the Fragility of Family in Angel" / 
Gwyn Symonds. p. 155-166 ; "Gibson's The Passion : the 
Superheroic Body of Jesus" / Peter Horsfield. p. 167-180 ; 
"'Perception is Reality' : the Rise and Fall of 
Professional Wrestlers" / Wendy Haslem. p. 181-196 ; "'No 
Apologies, No Regrets' : Making the Margins Heroic on Queer 
as Folk" / Joanna Di Mattia. p. 197-210 ; "Gods Amongst 
Us/Gods Within : the Black Metal Aesthetic" / Aleks 
Michalewicz. p. 211-222 ; "Harry Potter and Oedipus : 
Marked Men with Strong Characters" / Babette Pütz. p. 
225-238 ; "Hercules Psychotherapist" / Ruby Blondell. p. 
239-250 ; "Someone to Watch Over Me : The Guardian Angel as 
Superhero in Seicento Rome" / Lisa Beaven. p. 251-262 ; 
"Smack-Head Hasan : Why are All Turkish Superheroes 
Intemperate, Treacherous, or Stupid?" / Claire Norton. p. 
263-274 ; "Conqueror of Flood, Wielder of Fire : Noah, the 
Hebrew Superhero" / Estelle Strazdins. p. 275-287 ; "Ripped 
Off! Cross-Media Convergence and  The Hulk" / Gareth Schott 
& Andrew Burn. p. 291-306 ; "Transforming Superheroics 
Through Female Music Style" / Kim Toffoletti. p. 306-320 ; 
"Check the Use-By Date : Shelving an Icon as Superheroes 
Become Super-Brands in Advertising to the Junior 
Generation" / Holly Stokes. p. 321-334 ; "I Outwit Your 
Outwit : HeroClix, Fans, and the Politics of the 
Collectible Superhero Tabletop Combat Game" / Michael G. 
Robinson. p. 335-346 ; "Cyborg Girls and Shape-Shifters : 
The Discovery of Difference by Anime and Manga Fans in 
Australia" / Craig Norris. p. 347-361 -- Call no.: 
P96.H46S88 2007

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