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written by Jose Alaniz, fl. 2003; in Death, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2104), 1-15
The Thing. Daredevil. Captain Marvel. The Human Fly. Drawing on DC and Marvel comics from the 1950s to the 1990s and marshaling insights from three burgeoning fields of inquiry in the humanities--disability studies, death and dying studies, and comics studies--José Alaniz seeks to redefine the contemporary unders...
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written by Jose Alaniz, fl. 2003; in Death, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2104), 1-15
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The Thing. Daredevil. Captain Marvel. The Human Fly. Drawing on DC and Marvel comics from the 1950s to the 1990s and marshaling insights from three burgeoning fields of inquiry in the humanities--disability studies, death and dying studies, and comics studies--José Alaniz seeks to redefine the contemporary understanding of the superhero. Beginning in the Silver Age, the genre increasingly challenged and complicated its hypermasculine, quasi-euge...
The Thing. Daredevil. Captain Marvel. The Human Fly. Drawing on DC and Marvel comics from the 1950s to the 1990s and marshaling insights from three burgeoning fields of inquiry in the humanities--disability studies, death and dying studies, and comics studies--José Alaniz seeks to redefine the contemporary understanding of the superhero. Beginning in the Silver Age, the genre increasingly challenged and complicated its hypermasculine, quasi-eugenicist biases through such disabled figures as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Matt Murdock/Daredevil, and the Doom Patrol.
Alaniz traces how the superhero became increasingly vulnerable, ill, and mortal in this era. He then proceeds to a reinterpretation of characters and series--some familiar (Superman), some obscure (She-Thing). These genre changes reflected a wider awareness of related body issues in the postwar United States as represented by hospice, death with dignity, and disability rights movements. The persistent highlighting of the body's "imperfection" comes to forge a predominant aspect of the superheroic self. Such moves, originally part of the Silver Age strategy to stimulate sympathy, enhance psychological depth, and raise the dramatic stakes, developed further in such later series as The Human Fly, Strikeforce: Morituri, and the landmark graphic novel The Death of Captain Marvel, all examined in this volume. Death and disability, presumed routinely absent or denied in the superhero genre, emerge to form a core theme and defining function of the Silver Age and beyond.
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Field of Study
Disability Studies
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Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Jose Alaniz, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2104
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
Comic books, strips, etc., Death, Silver Age comics, Disabilities, Superheroes (Character type), The Sixties (1960–1974), Late 20th Century (1975–2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 University Press of Mississippi
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written by Emily Skidmore, fl. 2022 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
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written by Emily Skidmore, fl. 2022 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Emily Skidmore, fl. 2022
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Doc project 6: "A Revealment Most Sensational": Eleven Stories of Trans Lives in the United States, 1878-1914, Newspapers, Transgenderism, Transgender persons, Gender identity
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(Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Doc project 7: Sodomites and Gender Transgressors in 1840s New York, Newspapers, Gay communities, Gender roles, Gender identity, Gay men
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African Redemption: the Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey
directed by Roy T. Anderson, 1962-; produced by Roy T. Anderson, 1962- and Alison G. Anderson, fl. 2012, Black Star Line Films (Union, NJ: Black Star Line Films, 2022), 1 hour 24 mins
Hailed as the ‘Negro Moses’, Jamaican-born Marcus Mosiah Garvey, in his short life (1887 - 1940), would go on to become the world’s foremost civil rights activist and, in some eyes, the greatest mass leader of the twentieth century. This ground-breaking film chronicles his improbable journey.
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directed by Roy T. Anderson, 1962-; produced by Roy T. Anderson, 1962- and Alison G. Anderson, fl. 2012, Black Star Line Films (Union, NJ: Black Star Line Films, 2022), 1 hour 24 mins
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Hailed as the ‘Negro Moses’, Jamaican-born Marcus Mosiah Garvey, in his short life (1887 - 1940), would go on to become the world’s foremost civil rights activist and, in some eyes, the greatest mass leader of the twentieth century. This ground-breaking film chronicles his improbable journey.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Roy T. Anderson, 1962-, Alison G. Anderson, fl. 2012, Black Star Line Films, Keith David, 1956-
Author / Creator
Roy T. Anderson, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Black Star Line Films
Speaker / Narrator
Keith David, 1956-
Person Discussed
Marcus Garvey, 1887-1940, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Imperialism, First International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World, 1920, Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1939
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 Black Star Line Films, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Black Star Line Films, LLC is the author of this film for the purpose of copyright and other laws. This motion picture is protected under the laws of the United States and other countries. Unauthorized duplication, distribution or exhibition may result in in civil liability and criminal prosecution.
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Episode 5, Tidewater: Homecoming
directed by Brent LeRash, fl. 2011; presented by Baratunde Thurston, 1977-; produced by Part2 Pictures, in America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Episode 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 53 mins
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston follows the The New York Times bestselling author podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country’s diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and divers...
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directed by Brent LeRash, fl. 2011; presented by Baratunde Thurston, 1977-; produced by Part2 Pictures, in America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Episode 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 53 mins
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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston follows the The New York Times bestselling author podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country’s diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and diverse as America we have vastly different ways to find and experience nature. Along the coast of North Carolina, there’s more to the outd...
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston follows the The New York Times bestselling author podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country’s diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and diverse as America we have vastly different ways to find and experience nature. Along the coast of North Carolina, there’s more to the outdoor life than sun and surf. As he treks through a daunting swamp, soars above the dunes on a Wright Brothers glider, explores a way of life drowning from climate change and tracks wild horses on the beach, Baratunde discovers how these outdoor environments were shaped by a surprising force: history.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Part2 Pictures
Author / Creator
Brent LeRash, fl. 2011, Baratunde Thurston, 1977-
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Topic / Theme
African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 PBS
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American Experience, Season 34, Episode 2, The American Diplomat
directed by Leola Calzolai-Stewart, fl. 2010; produced by Rachell Shapiro, fl. 2011 and Kiley Kraskouskas, fl. 2013, WGBH Educational Foundation, in American Experience, Season 34, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 53 mins
Explore the lives and legacies of three African-American ambassadors--Edward R. Dudley, Terence Todman and Carl Rowan--who pushed past racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments in the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrim...
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directed by Leola Calzolai-Stewart, fl. 2010; produced by Rachell Shapiro, fl. 2011 and Kiley Kraskouskas, fl. 2013, WGBH Educational Foundation, in American Experience, Season 34, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 53 mins
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Explore the lives and legacies of three African-American ambassadors--Edward R. Dudley, Terence Todman and Carl Rowan--who pushed past racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments in the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rachell Shapiro, fl. 2011, Kiley Kraskouskas, fl. 2013, WGBH Educational Foundation, Andre Braugher, 1962-
Author / Creator
Leola Calzolai-Stewart, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Andre Braugher, 1962-
Person Discussed
Terence Todman, 1926-2014, Carl T. Rowan, 1925-2000, Edward Dudley, 1911-2005
Topic / Theme
Race relations, Diplomatic missions, Diplomats, Ambassadors, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Author Biography
written by Emily Skidmore, fl. 2022 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
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written by Emily Skidmore, fl. 2022 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Emily Skidmore, fl. 2022
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Doc project 6: "A Revealment Most Sensational": Eleven Stories of Trans Lives in the United States, 1878-1914, Biographies
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(Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Person Discussed
Marc Stein, fl. 2021
Topic / Theme
Doc project 7: Sodomites and Gender Transgressors in 1840s New York
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(Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Doc project 5: “Are There Really Only Two Asian Lesbians in Chicago?”: Queer Asian Visibility and Community Formation in Chicago, 1980s-1990s, Asian ethnic groups, LGBT life, Gay communities
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Author Biography and Abstract
written by Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
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written by Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2022), 1 page(s)
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Karma R. Chávez, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Doc Project 4: AIDS Knows No Borders: Protesting the US Ban on HIV-Positive Migrants, 1990-1993, Government policy, Political demonstrations, Refugees, Gay activism and activists, AIDS, Americans, Haitians
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