Superhero Cinema Comics: Gender Transposition
Abstract
The article treats symbolic exchange of gender roles in modern American cinema comics. The author comes to the conclusion that the narrative functions force female characters to act under a male algorithm while their visual representation brings to a classic "patriarchal" discourse, which testifies to superhero cinema comics' conservatism, characteristic of its genre basis.
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Review
For citations:
Tsyrkun N.A. Superhero Cinema Comics: Gender Transposition. Vestnik VGIK. 2014;6(2(20)):110-119. (In Russ.)
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