Why they won't save us: Political dispositions in the conflicts of superheroes
dc.contributor.author | Evans, Woody | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-17T16:04:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-17T16:04:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.description.abstract | Comic book superheroes tend to be conservative and their opponents progressive. Here I explore the reasons for heroic conservatism, review recent disruptions to the trend, and consider what superhuman politics can tell us about our own transhuman and science fictional conditions. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Evans, Woody. 2014. "Why They Won't Save Us: Political Dispositions in the Conflicts of Superheroes." Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2014.0533. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.3983/twc.2014.0533 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11274/7489 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Organization for Transformative Works | en_US |
dc.subject | Comics; Conservatism; Politics | en_US |
dc.title | Why they won't save us: Political dispositions in the conflicts of superheroes | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |