The Superhero Symbol: Media, Culture, and Politics
By Liam Burke (Editor), Ian Gordon (Editor), Angela Ndalianis (Editor), Liam Burke (Contribution by), Henry Jenkins (Contribution by), Neal Curtis (Contribution by), Jason Bainbridge (Contribution by), Mitchell Adams (Contribution by), Ian Gordon (Contribution by), Tara Lomax (Contribution by), Dan Golding (Contribution by), Steven Conway (Contribution by), Claire Langsford (Contribution by), Vladislav Iouchkov (Contribution by), John McGuire (Contribution by), Naja Later (Contribution by), Paul M. Malone (Contribution by), Shan Mu Zhao (Contribution by), Kevin Patrick (Contribution by)
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By Liam Burke (Editor), Ian Gordon (Editor), Angela Ndalianis (Editor), Liam Burke (Contribution by), Henry Jenkins (Contribution by), Neal Curtis (Contribution by), Jason Bainbridge (Contribution by), Mitchell Adams (Contribution by), Ian Gordon (Contribution by), Tara Lomax (Contribution by), Dan Golding (Contribution by), Steven Conway (Contribution by), Claire Langsford (Contribution by), Vladislav Iouchkov (Contribution by), John McGuire (Contribution by), Naja Later (Contribution by), Paul M. Malone (Contribution by), Shan Mu Zhao (Contribution by), Kevin Patrick (Contribution by)
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“As a man, I'm flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed; but as a symbol... as a symbol I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting”. In the 2005 reboot of the Batman film franchise, Batman Begins, Bruce Wayne articulates how the figure of the superhero can serve as a transcendent icon.
It is hard to imagine a time when superheroes have been more pervasive in our culture. Today, superheroes are intellectual property jealously guarded by media conglomerates, icons co-opted by ...
It is hard to imagine a time when superheroes have been more pervasive in our culture. Today, superheroes are intellectual property jealously guarded by media conglomerates, icons co-opted by ...























