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Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon
Ian Gordon
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Description for Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon
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In Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon, Ian Gordon explores Superman's status as an American icon and examines how a fictional character has managed to sustain that pre-eminent standing for almost eighty years. Explaining how this super hero became an icon of American culture is not simply a process of establishing some essential hallmarks of the character and then tracing these signs in each new incarnation of Superman. Instead, Superman is shown by Gordon to be an amalgam of factors including myth, memory, nostalgia, intellectual property regimes like copyright and trademark, authors, readers, fans, collectors, comic books, comic strips, ... Read more
In Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon, Ian Gordon explores Superman's status as an American icon and examines how a fictional character has managed to sustain that pre-eminent standing for almost eighty years. Explaining how this super hero became an icon of American culture is not simply a process of establishing some essential hallmarks of the character and then tracing these signs in each new incarnation of Superman. Instead, Superman is shown by Gordon to be an amalgam of factors including myth, memory, nostalgia, intellectual property regimes like copyright and trademark, authors, readers, fans, collectors, comic books, comic strips, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Comics Culture
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
New Brunswick, NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813587516
SKU
V9780813587516
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Ref
99-50
About Ian Gordon
Ian Gordon is an associate professor of history at the National University of Singapore. He has written several books, including Comic Strips and Consumer Culture, Comics and Ideology, and Film and Comic Books.
Reviews for Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon
Highly recommended for scholars, nerds, and casual fans. -The Journal of American Culture Gordon displays his considerable skills as a media historian...[A] fine book. -Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society