Ubermen: Masculinity, Costume, and Meaning in Comic Book Superheroes

Karaminas, V

Ubermen: Masculinity, Costume, and Meaning in Comic Book Superheroes

Karaminas, V

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Publisher:: Berg
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: The Men's Fashion Reader, 2009, First, pp. 179 - 186
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Karaminas, V	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	McNeil, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Karaminas, V	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The Men's Fashion Reader, 2009, First, pp. 179 - 186	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-184520-787-8	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/7931
dc.description.abstract	Much has been written about comic book superheroes and their cinematic adaptations. They are cultural icons recognized in every corner of the world and have featured in the childhoods of most Americans and Australians since the 19305. Superheroes have also helped to construct an ideological worldview from the shifting interactions of politics, history, and culture, as well as define a sense of identity and subjectivity. Yet, for such instantly recognizable icons, little has been written in terms of superhero dress and the collective imagination that sartorial practices produce in framing cultural meanings. Rather than situating male superhero attire in the field of costume design functionality, this chapter sets out to reposition the discourse of superhero clothing as a vehicle for understanding constructions of masculinity, identity, and nation. By providing a set of cinematic case studies) the chapter also comments on the impact of nanotechnology in the construction of superhero attire in producjng techno-augmented Uberbodies designed to protect the nation's future.	en_US
dc.publisher	Berg	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	The Men's Fashion Reader	en_US
dc.title	Ubermen: Masculinity, Costume, and Meaning in Comic Book Superheroes	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
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Abstract:

Much has been written about comic book superheroes and their cinematic adaptations. They are cultural icons recognized in every corner of the world and have featured in the childhoods of most Americans and Australians since the 19305. Superheroes have also helped to construct an ideological worldview from the shifting interactions of politics, history, and culture, as well as define a sense of identity and subjectivity. Yet, for such instantly recognizable icons, little has been written in terms of superhero dress and the collective imagination that sartorial practices produce in framing cultural meanings. Rather than situating male superhero attire in the field of costume design functionality, this chapter sets out to reposition the discourse of superhero clothing as a vehicle for understanding constructions of masculinity, identity, and nation. By providing a set of cinematic case studies) the chapter also comments on the impact of nanotechnology in the construction of superhero attire in producjng techno-augmented Uberbodies designed to protect the nation's future.

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