Arrow and superhero television : essays on themes and characters of the series / edited by James F. Iaccino, Cory Barker and Myc Wiatrowski.

Other author Iaccino, James F., editor.
Other author Barker, Cory, 1988- editor.
Other author Wiatrowski, Myc, editor.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoJefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects

Contents ""Cover""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction (James F. Iaccino, Cory Barker and Myc Wiatrowski)""; ""Part One: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Arrow""; ""â#x80;#x9C;I must become something elseâ#x80;#x9D; The Evolution of the CWâ#x80;#x99;s Arrow (Lisa K. Perdigao)""; ""Reading the Body, Deciphering the Text: Arrowâ#x80;#x99;s Multiliteracies Superheroics and Merging Multimodalities (Perry Dantzler)""; ""The Arrow and His Villainous Counterparts: An Examination of Their Journeys Toward Psychic Transformation (James F. Iaccino)""; ""Part Two: Muscles, Scars and Tattoos""
Contents ""Working Out as Creative Labor, or the Building of the Male Superheroâ#x80;#x99;s Body (Juan Llamas-Rodriguez)""""Twenty Percent of His Body: Scar Tissue, Masculinity and Identity in Arrow (Evan Hayles Gledhill)""; ""Beyond Wounds and Words: The Rhetoric of Scarred Embodiment in Arrow (Sara K. Howe) ""; ""The Mark of Cain: Bodies, Belonging and the Bratva (John Carter McKnight)""; ""Part Three: Sexism and Empowerment in Arrow""; ""Simians, Cyborgs and Smoak Felicityâ#x80;#x99;s Gendered Roles (Ashley Lynn Carlson)""
Contents ""Sexism, Heroism and Morality in The CWâ#x80;#x99;s Arrow and DC Comicsâ#x80;#x99; Green Arrow (Katherine E. Whaley and Justin Wigard) """"Part Four: Politics and Diversity in Arrow""; ""â#x80;#x9C;You have failed this cityâ#x80;#x9D; Arrow, Left- Wing Vigilantism and the Modern Day Robin Hood (Antonio Pineda and JesÃðs Jiménez-Varea)""; ""â#x80;#x9C;What, O.J. and Charles Manson werenâ#x80;#x99;t available?â#x80;#x9D; DC Comics, The CWâ#x80;#x99;s Arrow and the Quest for Racial Diversity (Rodney A. Thomas, Jr.) ""; ""Part Five: The Influence of Arrowâ#x80;#x99;s Fandom""
Contents ""World and Fandom Building Extending the Universe of Arrow in Arrow 2.5 Mélanie Bourdaa and Bertha Chin)""""When Fans Know Best: Oliciters Right the Ship (Tanya R. Cochran and Meghan K. Winchell) ""; ""Filmography""; ""Bibliography ""; ""About the Contributors ""
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography noteIncludes filmography.
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Arrow and superhero television 9780786497874
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN147662965X (electronic bk.)
ISBN9781476629650 (electronic bk.)
Stock number1039928 MIL
Stock number75EA13C3-78C9-401B-AD09-6B1A22039546 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

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