Violence in the American Imaginary: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Superheroes | American Political Science Review

Violence in the American Imaginary: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Superheroes | American Political Science Review

Violence in the American Imaginary: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Superheroes - Volume 116 Issue 2

Are Superheroes Inherently Reactionary?

Following the recent Trip episode on Heroes, Keir and Jem offer a Microdose focusing on the masked, the winged and the mutated. Why are superheroes such a cultural mainstay? What psychological and political desires do they fulfil? Are they inherently reactionary? From Superman to Batman, Wonder Woman to 2000AD, they offer a weird left reading of superheroes and comic book culture. Books: Grant Morrison – Supergods / Gerard James – Men of Tomorro…