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tessmichaela

Superhero or Supervillain? - 2 views

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/superman/2013/05/superman_if_human_enhancement_gives_us_superpowers_will_we_use_them_for.html

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mpopp93

Batman to the rescue! The protective effects of parasocial relationships with muscular ... - 0 views

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  • mpopp93 on 06 Nov 14
     
    Superheroes play an important part in men's lives. They grow up watching superhero movies and read comic books while pretending to be them. This article examines the negative effects of superheroes on men's body image. Screen reader users, click here to load entire article This page uses JavaScript to progressively load the article content as a user scrolls. Screen reader users, click the load entire article button to bypass dynamically loaded article content.
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

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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.
whitneygillum

Why Don't We Doubt Spider-Man's Existence? (1) - 0 views

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  • whitneygillum on 07 Nov 14
     
    This article was interesting to me because it touched base on escapism. It shows how easy it is to lose yourself in a movie or a heroes story.
whitneygillum

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

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  • whitneygillum on 07 Nov 14
     
    This article is about how superheroes have surrounded us in pop culture. One lunchboxes, clothing, posters, etc., they are all around.
  • maddicarr on 11 Nov 14
     
    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.
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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samluciano

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

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  • samluciano on 05 Nov 14
     
    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.
  • ryanmcevoy on 17 Nov 14
     
    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.
samluciano

Superheroes, Superpowers, and Sexuality - 4 views

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  • samluciano on 05 Nov 14
     
    Inherent vs. Gifted Powers The way the superheroes' sexuality is promoted is evident even unto the powers that they wield, and how they gained said powers. The different kinds of powers and the way in which they are used are strictly divided between the male and female heroes.
mikehryn666

Guardians Of The Galaxy: A Superhero Movie That Actually Cares About Innocent Civilians - 1 views

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  • mikehryn666 on 05 Nov 14
     
    A very interesting article on civilian casualties in superhero movies. Has some interesting statistical type information and can be a good article to cite if your research paper has to do with a superhero interacting with the civilian population.
mpopp93

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

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  • mpopp93 on 05 Nov 14
     
    (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
  • samluciano on 16 Nov 14
     
    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.
  • nk0596430 on 17 Nov 14
     
    Really good article about gender stereotypes in superhero cartoons for children. Looks at how genders are stereotyped and its possible effect on children.
rexkwondo

Marvel Comics 75 years pulp to pop - 2 views

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=124783

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rexkwondo

Marvel - 1 views

http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/11/04/marvel-75-years-from-pulp-to-pop-review

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Lauren Portz

Does there need to be tragedy in a superhero movie? - 6 views

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  • Lauren Portz on 14 Nov 14
     
    Do you think a movie would still be successful if there wasn't hardship for the hero? What if there was no challenge? What if they were not tested? Would we love them as much? I think you have to watch them struggle before you can be happy for their success.
  • rosecrow on 17 Nov 14
     
    I liked this article because it reminds us the importance of the sequences we see in the movies. Watching a character overcome a hardship is much more captivating when you respect the character. To catch the watchers attention, tragedy is included from the beginning. It helps you better connect and understand the character, so I agree in that tragedy is necessary to create a good superhero movie.
  • Katie Bronge on 29 Nov 14
     
    I believe that no matter what genre a movie is the audience always roots for the underdog. Therefore I think it is important to show a hardship for the hero and how the hero overcomes it. I think overcoming the obstacle in their life makes them a hero in a sense.
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...

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tessmichaela

Extensive Article on Superheroes - 3 views

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2006.00335.x/full

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tessmichaela

What Superheroes Really Tell Us about Ourselves and Our Society. - 9 views

http://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v2_2/reviews/fleming.shtml

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rosecrow

The Rise of Superhero Therapy: Comic Books as Psychological Treatment - 2 views

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/17/the-rise-of-superhero-therapy-comic-books-as-psychological-treatment.html

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Mariana Salazar

Book Review of Our Superheroes, Ourselves - Essays answering intriguing questions on su... - 2 views

http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/our-superheroes-ourselves

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Mariana Salazar

The Superhero Diversity Problem - 15 views

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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
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