Heroes & Heroines

Social Comparison theory - We compare our lives with the normal life of a superhero. Social Learning Theory - we can learn things about our own lives by watching the way a superhero lives his/her l...

started by hannonjacobn on 04 Nov 14 no follow-up yet

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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.

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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

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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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

It also highlights the idea that even though the female's are superheroes, they still need to be 'below' a male superhero... This is done through the sexualisation of the female characters to turn ...

started by rosecrow on 17 Nov 14 3 follow-ups, last by samheath on 26 Nov 14

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

This article is a look at children's cartoons, primarily superhero cartoons, and how they have changed and stayed the same over the past 20 years. It specifically looks at gender roles in the carto...

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

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

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

http://marvel.com/news/comics/15530/a_marvel_womens_history_lesson_part_1 This is just part one of women's role in comics throughout Marvel history. Great for comparing movies to comics and perhap...

started by haleygibbs05 on 19 Nov 14 no follow-up yet

This article is a summary of all of the crimes that most superheroes commit in some manner. The article states a crime and explains how most superheroes would commit it. It goes along with my RQ: D...

http:__www.superheronation.com_2011_09_18_which-crimes-do-most-superheroes-commit_

started by hannonjacobn on 29 Nov 14 no follow-up yet

This article intrigued me because of our class discussion on lady Thor

http:__www.bbc.com_culture_story_20130911-where-are-the-female-superheroes

started by rexkwondo on 07 Nov 14 no follow-up yet

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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...

started by haleygibbs05 on 07 Nov 14 no follow-up yet

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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_

started by beck1415 on 06 Nov 14 no follow-up yet

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Try to bookmark this again -- I couldn't get to it.

http:__everydaylife.globalpost.com_effects-superheroes-children-27905.html

started by flynnchelseyr on 04 Nov 14 1 follow-up, last by A P on 04 Nov 14

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/01/22/superheroes-confront-real-life-tragedy/

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

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

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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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