Decolonizing Media Fandom: Disability, Race and Marvel Superhero Fans - Couverture souple

Garg, Divya

 
9781685970437: Decolonizing Media Fandom: Disability, Race and Marvel Superhero Fans
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1685970435 ISBN 13 : 9781685970437
Editeur : University of Iowa Press, 2026

Synopsis

From the beginning, the superhero genre has revolved around narratives of transformation. Through traumatic experiences, physical disabilities evolve into super strength and invulnerability; mental disabilities grant telekinesis and foresight. Characters considered "outsiders" are tasked with lead roles in saving the world. All of these attributes appeal to the marginalized fan. Yet, the default fan is often assumed to be white, Anglo-American, and able-bodied.

Decolonizing Media Fandom focuses on the globally diverse fan base of a massively popular Western text: the Marvel superhero universe. Drawing on fanworks from Archive of Our Own, a survey spanning sixteen countries, and one-on-one interviews with Marvel fans who identify as non-white and/or having a disability, Divya Garg examines the strengths and limitations of fandom from the perspective of those who are often relegated to the margins.

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À propos de l?auteur

Divya Garg teaches cultural studies at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University. Her work appears in Fame and Fandom: Functioning On and Offline (Iowa, 2022) and Queerbaiting and Fandom: Teasing Fans through Homoerotic Possibilities (Iowa, 2019). She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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Éditeur
University of Iowa Press
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1685970435
ISBN 13 
9781685970437
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
246
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