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Author:   Claudia Bucciferro
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.576kg
ISBN:  

9781442265332

ISBN 10:   1442265337
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   09 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Claudia Bucciferro Part I: Utopian and Immersive Experiences 1 Mutopia: American Utopianism and the Mutant Superhero Matt Yockey 2 The Immersive Marketing Campaign for X-Men: Days of Future Past Nicolo Gallio Part II: Agency and Authority 3 Superhuman Authority: Fascism and Bioethics in the X-Men Films Evan Hayles Gledhill 4 Magneto's Dilemma: The Technological Limitations of Mutant Transhumanism Ron Von Burg and D. Stokes Piercy 5 PTXD: Gendered Narratives of Combat, Trauma, and the Civil-Military Divide Christina M. Knopf and Christine M. Doran Part III: Women and Power 6 Containing the X-Women: De-powering and De-queering Female Characters Carolyn Cocca 7 Shape-Shifting Identity: Mystique's Embodied Agency Jason Zingsheim 8 The Stolen Superpowers of Marvel's Rogue Julie Davis and Robert Westerfelhaus 9 The Curious Case of Dr. Jean Grey, Mystique, and Mariko Barbara Cook Overton, Athena du Pre, Loretta L. Pecchioni, and John H. Overton Part IV: Masculinity and Race 10 Wolverine in Transition: Shifting Portrayals of Masculinity and Identity Nathan Miczo 11 Techno-Orientalist Villains and White Masculinity in the Wolverine Movies David C. Oh 12 Reframing Disabled Masculinity: Xavier as Marvel's Supercrip Jessica Benham 13 Mutating Minorities: White Racial Framing and Group Positioning Jason Smith Part V: Passing and Otherness 14 Passing While Homo Superior Kat Overland 15 Mutancy, Otherness, and Empathy in the X-Men Claudia Bucciferro Epilogue Jason Zingsheim and Claudia Bucciferro Index About the Editor and Contributors

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A well-written, engaging exploration of the X-Men films and is sure to delight both scholar and fan alike. * Studies in Popular Culture *

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Claudia Bucciferro is assistant professor of communication at Gonzaga University (Washington State). She is the author of FOR-GET: Identity, Media, and Democracy in Chile (2012) and the editor of The Twilight Saga: Exploring the Global Phenomenon (Scarecrow Press, 2013).

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