What is a Superhero? How Myth Can be a Metacode
The essay argues that Marvel's Civil War is an interesting narrative concerning the superhero metacode at work. After a brief overview of the crossover event, its allegorical qualities will be discussed followed by a supplemental reading focusing on how superheroes, as agents of pretend play, c...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox
[2015]
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Bulletin for the study of religion
Année: 2015, Volume: 44, Numéro: 1, Pages: 19-25 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
The Civil War (Émission de télévision)
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| Résumé: | The essay argues that Marvel's Civil War is an interesting narrative concerning the superhero metacode at work. After a brief overview of the crossover event, its allegorical qualities will be discussed followed by a supplemental reading focusing on how superheroes, as agents of pretend play, come to be socialized, coded, and distributed across shared social networks. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1871 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bsor.v44i1.26860 |