The superhero costume : identity and disguise in fact and fiction / by Barbara Brownie and Danny Graydon.
Brownie, Barbara.; Graydon, Danny.
2016
GT580 .B69 2016 (Mapit)
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Title The superhero costume : identity and disguise in fact and fiction / by Barbara Brownie and Danny Graydon.
Author Brownie, Barbara.
ISBN 9781472595904 (paperback)
1472595904 (paperback)
9781472595911 (hardcover)
1472595912 (hardcover)
Published London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Language English
Description xi, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number GT580 .B69 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification 391
Summary "Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing them from his or her civilian alter-ego. Instantly recognizable, the often garish garb includes insignias which are frequently appropriated and distorted throughout the world in a variety of media. This book provides the first interdisciplinary analysis of the superhero costume and investigates wide-ranging issues such as identity, otherness, ritual dress and disguise. Analysis focuses on the implications of wearing superhero costume, exploring interpretations of the costumed hero and the extent to which the costume defines his or her role. Using examples across various media (comic books, film, and television) with case studies including The X-Men, Watchmen, real-life superheroes such as Phoenix Jones and Pussy Riot and audience activities such as cosplay, The Superhero Costume presents new perspectives on the increasingly popular genre. A lively and thorough account of superhero fashions throughout history, The Superhero Costume will be essential reading for undergraduate students of fashion, visual culture, popular culture and cultural studies"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Graydon, Danny.
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Part One : Origins and Evolution
1. Superman : Codifying the superhero wardrobe
2. Identity, role and the mask
3. Evolution and Adaptation: Form v. Function
Part Two : Identities and Ideals
4. Wearing the flag : Patriotism and globalization
5. Dressing up, Dressing down: A Spectacle of Otherness, and the Ordinariness of the Civilian Alter-ego
6. Channeling the beast
Part Three : Harsh Realities
7. Superheroes the fashion of being unfashionable
8. Superhero cosplay
9. Real-life superheroes
Part Four : Case Studies
10. Watchmen
11. Iron Man
12. The X-Men
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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