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molly_loftus

'Green Lantern' and 'Thor' physiques aren't realistic, but there's still reason to shap... - 3 views

articles.latimes.com/...e-fitness-superheroes-20110627

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  • molly_loftus on 10 Nov 14
     
    This is an example of social comparison. The article talks about how we see bodies of superheroes and want to be like them, but that is unrealistic. It examples what the stars of these movies go through to achieve their physiques and how that will never be a reality for normal people.
  • shepherd_sn on 05 Dec 14
     
    I like this article because it speaks to the unrealistic expectation of being like a superhero. It talks about how normal people cannot achieve the physical physique of these actors because they just don't have the resources. This article helps prove that we associate superheroes with muscular physiques, but that it is not achievable for the average person.
haleygibbs05

How Cultivation Theory Applies to Racial Problems in Media - 5 views

http://www.ukessays.com/essays/media/how-cultivation-theory-applies-to-racial-problems-media-essay.php This article talks about the role of diversity in Disney movies and superhero movies. It note...

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Mariana Salazar

The Superhero Diversity Problem - 15 views

harvardpolitics.com/...superhero-diversity-problem

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  • mikehryn666 on 05 Nov 14
     
    This is an excellent article on diversity amongst superheroes. It is fairly detailed and scholarly, as well as credible.
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  • samluciano on 05 Nov 14
     
    This article covers different races in superhero movies as well as females vs males in movies.
  • swiftclaireq on 12 Nov 14
     
    This article touches on a lot of modern day issues. I like how they talk about all aspects of the diversity being missed like race, sexual orientation, and gender. This article asks questions that most people have thought but have not acted on. It's exciting that there will be a Wonder Women movie coming out and showing that women can also be heroes. Great information displayed!
  • Mariana Salazar on 14 Nov 14
     
    This article talks about the diversity in superhero films, race and gender. It lists how when women are shown in these movies, they all look alike. They are superhero sex symbols. Most of the superhero main characters are white straight males. It identifies the problems with stereotypes and the underrepresentation of gay characters in movies.
  • Katie Bronge on 29 Nov 14
     
    This is a very interesting article focusing on diversity in superhero movies. It demonstrated how most heroes in these movies are white males and how women are merely there for sex appeal. However it did mention in the very beginning that a wonder woman movie will be coming out in 2017 which is exciting for women.
  • Lauren Portz on 01 Dec 14
     
    But I think that that is the reason that we are drawn to these types of movies. If the superhero was not super attractive I don't think that we would enjoy the movies as much. That is really bad for me to say, because it plays along with stereotype and overall impressions of this genre. But anymore, I think that for every genre this is what is happening. You are always looking for the hot star at the time.
  • samanthajoan on 01 Dec 14
     
    Great article! it helped me a lot! Its interesting to see how many people have such strong feelings about the dominant white male character in super hero movies
flynnchelseyr

Marvel's Diversity Issue: Screen Output Doesn't Reflect Open-minded Comics - 1 views

This article talks about the stereotypical hero, villain, or woman in distress. Marvel has made a name on these stereotypes. Recently Marvel has been venturing out to make women superheroes and th...

started by flynnchelseyr on 13 Nov 14 1 follow-up, last by flynnchelseyr on 13 Nov 14
Lauren Portz

demanding female superhero movies. what's next? - 9 views

www.theguardian.com/...-superhero-movies-week-in-geek

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  • Lauren Portz on 14 Nov 14
     
    There has been a lot of talk about the inclusion of female roles in superhero movies. But instead of them being supporting roles, we are looking for them to star in their own films. We are looking for spin off movies for black widow, who played supporting roles in Iron Man and The Avengers. But they are also talking about bringing back Wonder Woman.
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  • mpopp93 on 17 Nov 14
     
    This article is very interesting because it explains how females are always the supporting role and never the star, especially in superhero movies. I found this interesting because our society is so used to seeing male superheros instead of females.
  • rosecrow on 17 Nov 14
     
    I believe superhero movies in the past have had strictly male heroes because men in society have always been thought of as the strong and independent gender. Since times and gender perceptions are changing, I expect and am excited to see more female heroes portrayed in movies.
  • Katie Bronge on 29 Nov 14
     
    I really enjoyed this article because it shows how the public wants to see more females as the starring roles in superhero movies. In the past most superhero movies have men as the heroes however movies such as the Hunger Games have changed that and shown how women can be superheroes too. .
  • haleygibbs05 on 01 Dec 14
     
    This article really shows how important the first female-led debute is right now and how if Marvel doesn't take advantage of it then someone else will. It's a big step but one that needs to be made and this article makes that clear. I really enjoyed reading it!
  • jgrahek on 01 Dec 14
     
    I thought this article was very interesting. It touched base on how there is a demand for a female lead in a superhero movie instead of just a supporting role. One of the quotes mentioned in the article that I found interesting was that directors and producers were hesitant to make a female super hero movie because Catwoman and Elektra which starred female super heroes as the main character received poor consumer response in the box offices.
nk0596430

Superhero Comics- History in Tights - 5 views

The article talks about the history of superheroes. It talks about the evolution of superheroes from comics into blockbusters. Good for background information and history of superheroes.

started by nk0596430 on 18 Nov 14 1 follow-up, last by nk0596430 on 18 Nov 14
jgrahek

Marvel's Kevin Feige Talks Lack of Female Leads in Movies - IGN - 1 views

www.ign.com/...lack-of-female-leads-in-movies

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  • jgrahek on 02 Dec 14
     
    "I hope we do it sooner rather than later." Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has responded to the frequent complaint that the studio's output doesn't give female superheroes their time in the spotlight. Feige states that his hands are tied when making a female led superhero movie because they most stay true to the Marvel franchise and comics which the super hero movies are based off of, and they do not have many female superheroes to make a movie from.
Katie Bronge

Female superheroes remain underrepresented in media - 13 views

www.collegiatetimes.com/...c8-5b3d-a339-f08c17dbf83f.html

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  • Katie Bronge on 04 Nov 14
     
    And for those of you not keeping count, Wonder Woman still remains at 1 feature-length film, which was an animated direct-to-video movie in 2009. Now, I'm no math major, but something seems off here. Where are all the female superheroes?
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  • samluciano on 16 Nov 14
     
    Good article focusing on the importance of having female characters, characters of color and characters of different sexualities because we are not a world of solely white, heterosexual males. This is often the stereotype in superheroes.
  • nk0596430 on 17 Nov 14
     
    This is a good article that talks about the lack of female superheroes in movies. It also touches on other groups that are not represented in this genre. Good article for a paper with the topic of gender.
  • molly_loftus on 17 Nov 14
     
    This is a very interesting article about how female superheroes are very underestimated. I think this would be a good article for anyone looking at gender. It is interesting because our data supports thus theory. Only one of the superhero movies in the data we have had a female as the superhero.
  • mpopp93 on 17 Nov 14
     
    I really enjoyed this article and it would be great for my research paper because I would like to talk about female vs. male superheros. Very good article.
swiftclaireq

The Psychology of Heroism - 2 views

psychology.about.com/...the-psychology-of-heroism.htm

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  • swiftclaireq on 05 Nov 14
     
    Talks about heroes in a different way-- one question asked is are heroes born or made? It talks about "normal" people trying to become heroes for what makes them heroes.
flynnchelseyr

The Superhero as Society's Mirror, From World War II to Iraq - 2 views

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/14/arts/design/14comi.html?_r=0 Chelsey Flynn this article talks about structural functionalism, plain folks, optimal level theory.

started by flynnchelseyr on 13 Nov 14 no follow-up yet
Katie Bronge

Where did Storm go?: Representing Race and Gender in Superhero films - CURNBLOG - 8 views

curnblog.com/...ng-race-gender-superhero-films

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  • Katie Bronge on 30 Nov 14
     
    This article is about race and gender in superhero movies. I thought this quote from the article was really interesting "As somebody recently pointed out, there are currently more big budget superhero films headlined by blond men named Chris than by women and other ethnicities combined. Even when more diverse characters appear they do so in less prominent roles"
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  • Lauren Portz on 01 Dec 14
     
    I am looking at this same topic for my project, and I think that women have just been portrayed as the damsels in distress for so long that it is hard to get passed that. Would a movie like Iron Man be just as successful if it was Iron Woman? It is easier for women to appear as side kicks such as Piper in the Iron Man movies. Even though she is not the hero, she does a lot to contribute to the success of Tony Stark. Would it work the other way around?
  • jgrahek on 02 Dec 14
     
    I thought this was a great article for my research topic. A quote i enjoyed was when the author was talking about women in refrigerators and said, "female characters are killed off just to provide a motive for their male counterparts. In the films they seldom even garner this much attention". This is very true in many super hero movies.
  • shepherd_sn on 05 Dec 14
     
    This was a good article for my topic. My paper deals with diversity in regards to both gender and race and supported some of the points in my research. I also liked the part about X-Men because that was the movie I coded and am using as examples for my paper.
mikehryn666

Crossing Lines: Deconstructing Black Superheroes - 6 views

This article is an excellent article to use if you are discussing diversity in your paper. Black people are vastly underrepresented in superhero films, and especially as heroes. This can help add a...

started by rosecrow on 17 Nov 14 2 follow-ups, last by mikehryn666 on 18 Nov 14
Katie Bronge

Save Our Superheroes - 0 views

www.parentmap.com/...save-our-superheroes

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  • Katie Bronge on 30 Nov 14
     
    In this article the author talks about how when she was growing up she didn't expect people of different races to be in superhero movies nor did she expect women to play a big role in the movies. However now in this day in age she expects more from the comic companies.
bryanhennessy

Are Superhero Films Overstuffing the Turkey? - 0 views

www.tgdaily.com/...-films-overstuffing-the-turkey

This article talks about superhero movies being greedy. Directors are getting greedy jamming a bunch of superheros and villains into each movie.

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  • bryanhennessy on 10 Nov 14
     
    Comic book movies are still hot stuff for the moment, but there's definite danger signs ahead. The biggest one right now is Batman Vs Superman, which will also include Wonder Woman, possibly other heroes as well. This has all been inspired by The Avengers, and the studios are trying to line up similar superhero teams in the wake of its success.
nk0596430

Getting the Insider's Story Out: What Popular Film Can Tell Us about Legal Method's Dir... - 3 views

This article discusses law and how it is portrayed in film. There is a section that talks specifically about law and its portrayal in superhero movies.

started by nk0596430 on 18 Nov 14 1 follow-up, last by nk0596430 on 18 Nov 14
mikehryn666

Superhero Movies- Bryan Hennessy - 9 views

I thought this article was very interesting. It raises question as to where the line should be drawn in regards to should characters be explicitly only created to be role models and paragons instea...

started by bryanhennessy on 14 Nov 14 2 follow-ups, last by mikehryn666 on 18 Nov 14
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beck1415

Changing Face: Diversity & Change in Comic Books and Superhero Movies - 5 views

This article talks about how one would think lovers of comic and superheroes should be open minded about the change in time and the changes that comes with it like diversity. But there is still the...

http:__screenrant.com_comic-book-superhero-movies-race-diversity-discussion-kofi-126820_

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molly_loftus

The Rise of Superhero Therapy: Comic Books as Psychological Treatment - 1 views

www.thedailybeast.com/...s-psychological-treatment.html

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  • taylorgranell on 06 Nov 14
     
    A young boy sits in a psychologist's office, playing with action figures in a sand tray. There's an epic battle on the horizon, one that crosses traditional DC/Marvel lines. On one side there's Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman. On the other, there's an unpredictable fire-breathing dragon, with big eyes and sharp teeth.
  • taylorgranell on 06 Nov 14
     
    This article touches on the fact that the superhero characters are related to people within a child's life. Wonder Woman represents his mother, the fire-breathing dragon represents the troubles the child is facing, ect.
  • molly_loftus on 10 Nov 14
     
    This article is an example of Authority Theory. It is talking about how kids can use comic books and superhero movies as therapy. Since the article has a lot of quotes and examples from doctors about how it helps kids overcome their fear of monsters. They turned to superheroes to overcome those fears.
A P

Effects of Superheroes on Children | Everyday Life - Global Post - 5 views

everydaylife.globalpost.com/uperheroes-children-27905.html

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  • maddicarr on 11 Nov 14
     
    My research question asks whether or not superheroes are good role models, and this article looks at that exact question as well as how to approach raising children who have superheroes as role models. I believe that the end of this article, which talks about ways in which superheroes can be adapted into good role models, will be helpful in coming up with recommendations for the end of my paper.
beck1415

Kids live out their superhero dreams - 5 views

This article explores the area where superhero plays a huge part a kid's life while growing up. You might not agree because of the age we are in now but at a certain age, kids transform their behav...

http:__www.cnn.com_2014_04_28_living_irpt-kids-superheroes_

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