Damsel, wonder, object: gender expectation and performance in superhero comics

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Damsel, wonder, object: gender expectation and performance in superhero comics

With iconic characters like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and Iron Man representing the wider culture’s understanding of comics, popular perceptions of the medium are that comics are a male-centric medium focused on male experience and readers. As the medium and the dominant superhero genre has gain...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Willis, Joseph J.
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	Superhero comics gender performance
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32993/

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