Super Black : American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes, Paperback by Nama, ...

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Publication Year:

2011

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Paperback

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English

ISBN:

9780292726741

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9780292726741

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Winner, American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation, 2012 Super Black places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cultural trends in American politics and pop culture, which reveals how black superheroes are not disposable pop products, but rather a fascinating racial phenomenon through which futuristic expressions and fantastic visions of black racial identity and symbolic political meaning are presented. Adilifu Nama sees the value--and finds new avenues for exploring racial identity--in black superheroes who are often dismissed as sidekicks, imitators of established white heroes, or are accused of having no role outside of blaxploitation film contexts. Nama examines seminal black comic book superheroes such as Black Panther, Black Lightning, Storm, Luke Cage, Blade, the Falcon, Nubia, and others, some of whom also appear on the small and large screens, as well as how the imaginary black superhero has come to life in the image of President Barack Obama. Super Black explores how black superheroes are a powerful source of racial meaning, narrative, and imagination in American society that express a myriad of racial assumptions, political perspectives, and fantastic (re)imaginings of black identity. The book also demonstrates how these figures overtly represent or implicitly signify social discourse and accepted wisdom concerning notions of racial reciprocity, equality, forgiveness, and ultimately, racial justice.

Product Identifiers
Publisher	University of Texas Press
ISBN-10	0292726740
ISBN-13	9780292726741
eBay Product ID (ePID)	109294481

Product Key Features
Format	Paperback
Publication Year	2011
Language	English

Dimensions
Weight	16 Oz
Width	6in.
Height	0.8in.
Length	9in.

Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition	23
Illustrated	Yes
Dewey Decimal	700/.452
Copyright Date	2011
Author	Adilifu Nama
Number of Pages	212 Pages
Lc Classification Number	Pn6725.N32 2011
Publication Date	2011-10-01
Reviews	"Adilifu Nama's Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes does a great job of introducing many of today's comic book fans with the history of African Americans in comic books and pop culture generally - something our current comic book-to-movie craze has failed to do. Nama doesn't just focus on African-American superheroes, he focuses on race relations in comic books generally and between comic book characters specifically. Additionally, his analysis of race as a plot device used to address larger political issues - like drugs, crime and the prison industrial complex - within a contextual framework makes clear the point that comic books aren't just for kids [...]Super Black is a short, yet illuminating analysis of Black Superheroes and race relations, primarily in the 2-D world. Obviously, at only 180 pages, it couldn't cover all aspect of American culture and Black superheroes. However, as a short book, it does one hell of a good job."- Tony Pecinovsky, People's World
Lccn	2011-019004

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