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Superhero Blockbusters: Seriality and Politics(Screen Serialities)

Superhero Blockbusters: Seriality and Politics(Screen Serialities)


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This is the first book-length study to examine the enduring popularity of block-buster films based on DC or Marvel superhero comics properties. It argues that the success of superhero movies is rooted in aesthetic practices unavailable to other types of film, and suggests that the multi-dimensional seriality of these movies, combining practices of serialisation, adaptation, and transmedia storytelling, endows them with an unmatched potential to engage audiences over time and to actively intervene in the discourses of online fandom. The book develops a critical theory of digital-era popular seriality, examining the narrative strategies of superhero movies and their evolution, from 1978's Superman to 2018's Avengers: Infinity War and beyond. It discusses textual and extra-textual practices of fan mobilisation, and considers the genre's shared political imaginary and its purchase on contemporary political debates.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Superhero Blockbusters, Seriality and the Politics of Audience Engagement Part One: Seriality 1. Seriality, Culture Industry and Digital-Era Popular Culture 2. Superhero Narratives between Seriality and Political Meaning Part Two: Politics of Audience Engagement 3. The Hyper-Referential Style of Storytelling 4. The Superhero Blockbuster as Fan Management 5. Cinematic Populism and the Political Superhero Blockbuster Conclusion: Superhero Blockbusters as Entertainment for the Age of Cognitive Capitalism

About the Author :
Felix Brinker is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the English Department at Leibniz University Hannover

Review :
An absolutely essential new study of the unprecedented impact the superhero genre has had on culture, ideology, and the entertainment industry. Brinker’s sharp, precise, and fiercely critical analysis combines a deep knowledge of the genre and its socio-cultural practices with an impressive theoretical framework. Superhero Blockbusters is about more than superhero movies. It is a clear-eyed assessment of the ideological functions of popular seriality and the political economy of digital capitalism more generally. Steering a course between celebratory naiveté and excessive pessimism, Brinker shows that what’s at stake in these big-budget spectacles is nothing less than a model for the management of time and of life today.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781474485197
  • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Seriality and Politics
  • ISBN-10: 1474485197
  • Publisher Date: 12 Feb 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: Screen Serialities
  • Width: 156 mm


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