Alter/Ego: Superhero Comic Book Readers, Gender and Identities

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Alter/Ego: Superhero Comic Book Readers, Gender and Identities

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The academic study of comic books - especially superhero comic books - has predominantly focused on the analysis of these books as texts, as teaching and learning resources, or on children as comic book readers. Very little has been written about adult superhero comic fans and their responses to superhero comics. This thesis explores how adult comic book readers in New Zealand engage with superhero comics. Individual interviews and group conversations, both online and face-to-face, provide in...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2012

Creator

Covich, Anna-Maria Ruth

URL

http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7262

Related subjects

masculinities / superheroes / comics / graphic novels / Alter-ego / audience / gender / fans / fandom / identity / geek / subculture / popular culture / online research / identification

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