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The X-Men Films
A Cultural Analysis
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2016
Summary
Originally appearing as a comic book in the 1960s, X-Men has been a cultural touchpoint for decades. Since the release of the first film in 2000, the series has enjoyed an even greater transnational presence. With each successive film, the franchise has secured its place within global popular culture, becoming one of the most profitable and complex superhero series to date. While much of the research that has been published on the X-Men focuses on the comics, the movies constitute their own cultural text and deserve special attention.
In The X-Men Films: A Cultural Analysis, Claudia Bucciferro has assembled a collection of essays that draw from work in communication, cultural studies, and media studies. With contributions from a diverse group of scholars, the chapters analyze issues that include gender, sexuality, disability, class, and race. The contributors pose intriguing questions about the franchise, such as: What do “mutants” really represent? What role do women and people of color play in the narratives? Why does it matter that Professor X is disabled? Why is Mystique often shown naked? What facilitated Wolverine’s rise to prominence? And how do topics regarding identity, trauma, and bioethics, figure in the stories?
Exploring issues relevant for a multicultural world and connecting thematic elements from the films to political debates and social struggles, the book seeks to make a thoughtful contribution to the scholarship of popular culture. The X-Men Films will appeal to media scholars and students, as well as to anyone interested in the X-Men series.
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Copyright year
2016
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-6533-2
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-6534-9
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
241
Product type
Edited Book
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 Mutopia No access
2 The Immersive Marketing Campaign for X-Men: Days of Future Past No access
3 Superhuman Authority No access
4 Magneto’s Dilemma No access
5 PTXD No access
6 Containing the X-Women No access
7 Shape-Shifting Identity No access
8 The “Stolen” Superpowers of Marvel’s Rogue No access
9 The Curious Case of “Dr.” Jean Grey, Mystique, and Mariko No access
10 Wolverine in Transition No access
11 Techno-Orientalist Villains and White Masculinity in the Wolverine Movies No access
12 Reframing Disabled Masculinity No access
13 Mutating Minorities No access
14 Passing While Homo Superior No access
15 Mutancy, Otherness, and Empathy in the X-Men No access
Epilogue No access Pages 223 - 230
Index No access Pages 231 - 236
About the Editor and Contributors No access Pages 237 - 241
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