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alyblech

Study: Superheroes Reinforce Male Gender Roles - 7 views

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    Links exposure effect with gender roles in superhero movies
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    I found this article very interesting because I myself found an article about early childhood development and how it helps the children. It is very interesting to read other articles that go against what we read. This article explains how superheros have a negative impact on young kids.
Katie Bronge

Female superheroes remain underrepresented in media - 13 views

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    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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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
mpopp93

From Superhero to Real Life Hero - 2 views

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    This is an article explaining how Superheros can help with childhood development.
molly_loftus

Why are superhero movies so popular? - 1 views

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    This article has exposure effect in it. The more superhero hero movies that come out the more we like them. Since 2000 the box office has made much more money on superhero movies than they have in the past.
haleygibbs05

Marvel Minorities: Following Black Heroes From Comics to Film - 3 views

http://www.filmfad.com/marvel-minorities-following-black-heroes-comics-film/ This site discusses the history of African Americans in Marvel comic books based on the history of America at the time....

started by haleygibbs05 on 17 Nov 14 no follow-up yet
samluciano

Comic Books Are Still Made By Men, For Men And About Men - 7 views

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    To say the comic book industry has a slight gender skew is like saying Superman is kind of strong. Comic books - much like the film industry they now fuel - vastly under-represent women. The people who write comic books, particularly for major publishers, are overwhelmingly men.
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    This article focuses on comic books as a male dominated industry. The problem that fighting for equality and more women in lead roles is that the industry will not change unless they all change. Meaning that why would they change from a male lead to a female lead, if they can make more money with the male superhero. The sad truth is that this will always be a problem within the superhero world. And this article talks exactly about that.
whitneygillum

Boys and Masculinity--Are Superheroes A Good or Bad Influence? - The Achilles Effect - 6 views

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    I really liked this article because this issue is a hot topic in the media today. Whether boys should play with dolls and girls be policemen-- I think this article says it perfectly when we assume boys should like superheroes and want to be masculine like they are. I also agree that parents should talk with their kids about the different stereotyping but allow them to make their own choice.
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    This article is fitting with a key debate in today's society over the influences that children have within their lives. Boys should like blue, girls should like pink. It fit's into everyday life as women are portrayed through media as damsels in distress and that men are the knights in shining armour. Stereotyping is slowly becoming an issue that more and more parents are dealing with when bringing children up.
mpopp93

Equally Super?: Gender-Role Stereotyping of Superheroes in Children's Animated Programs - 11 views

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    (2007). Equally Super?: Gender-Role Stereotyping of Superheroes in Children's Animated Programs. Mass Communication and Society: Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 25-41. doi: 10.1080/15205430709337003
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    This article explains a study done on female and male superheroes in children's cartoons. Specifically, this study investigated whether or not animated superheroes were portrayed in gender-role stereotypical ways. I think this is a good article for anyone focusing on gender or stereotyping.
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    Really good article about gender stereotypes in superhero cartoons for children. Looks at how genders are stereotyped and its possible effect on children.
swiftclaireq

Sexist superhero shirts appear in popular retail chains - Today's Parent - 5 views

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    Interesting take on men only being able to be superheroes and how their merchandise feeds into the stereotype
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    Good article for anyone focusing on gender, looks at how superheroes are stereotyped even in fashion and how boys are always the hero's and girls on "date" the heroes.
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    Interesting article on superhero merchandise for females. Different approach and view on superheroes and the role they play with gender.
A P

A Crash Course in Color Theory for Film (Part 6) - Doddle - 0 views

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    This site will lead you to some understandable (not highly academic) information about the use and psychology of color in movies.
A P

http://www.ee.columbia.edu/ln/dvmm/publications/04/ICMEjune04_nelson.pdf - 1 views

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    This scholarly article introduces color theory as applied to movies.  Yes, you may use theories that we haven't discussed.
A P

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - DC Comics Database - 0 views

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    Through this page you can find wiki entries on some superheros and villains.
Lauren Portz

Origins and their importance. - 3 views

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    Does there always have to be an origin behind a superhero movie? Could they come up with a new movie, introduce a new superhero and not show us how they became a superhero? Or do we have to have background information for the movie to mean something to us? I think without origins there are so many questions that would be left unanswered.
Mariana Salazar

The Grim Reality of Female Characters in Superhero Films - 7 views

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    Superhero films are known for their male-centric nature. Women are left sorting through the female characters that we are offered, and boy, is it grim. The common question that comes up when chatting with people about the role of gender in superhero films is: "Well, he is sexy too, isn't he?
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    This is an article about the representation of women in Superhero films. It gives examples of how this underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women affects both genders and society as a whole.
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...

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
A P

Blog examines superheroes and the law - Lifestyles - The Times-Tribune - 3 views

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    I really liked this article. It talks about real crime with superheroes and if they were actually real we may be in big trouble. They used an example about homeowners insurance. How if superman threw a car into your house--most likely your insurance wouldn't cover it which could result in the homeowner suing the superhero. Similar to The Incredibles when Mr. Incredible is sued for saving a man who didn't want to be saved.
whitneygillum

What Impact have Superheroes had on American Popular Culture? - 3 views

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    This article is about how superheroes have surrounded us in pop culture. One lunchboxes, clothing, posters, etc., they are all around.
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    This is a great article to establish a basis for the effect superheroes have on society. Some of the ideas here-- like, "Probably every person that has ever seen or read about a superhero has imagined himself or herself in that role," are a great way to introduce some of the data we found, or even a research question related back to the idea.
A P

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

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    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.
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