| The Superhero Costume: Identity and Disguise in Fact and Fiction Contributor(s): Brownie, Barbara (Author), Graydon, Danny (Author), Eicher, Joanne B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472595912 ISBN-13: 9781472595911 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Fashion & Accessories - Art | Popular Culture - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 391 |
| LCCN: 2015009455 |
| Series: Dress, Body, Culture (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.99 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Costume defines the superhero, disguising and distinguishing him or her from the civilian alter ego. The often garish garb expresses a hero's otherness and empowers its wearers to seek a primal form of justice. This book provides the first interdisciplinary analysis of the superhero costume and investigates wide-ranging issues such as identity, otherness, ritual dress and disguise. Analysis focuses on the implications of wearing superhero costume, exploring interpretations of the costumed hero and the extent to which the costume defines his or her role. Using examples across various media (comic books, film, and television) with case studies including The X-Men, Watchmen, real-life superheroes such as Phoenix Jones and Pussy Riot, and audience activities such as cosplay, The Superhero Costume presents new perspectives on the increasingly popular genre. A lively and thorough account of superhero fashions throughout history, The Superhero Costume will be essential reading for students of visual culture, popular culture, fashion and cultural studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eicher, Joanne B.: - Joanne B. Eicher is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota. Joanne is Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Dress and Fashion (Bloomsbury and OUP); Series Editor, Dress, Body Culture (Bloomsbury); Author, Editor, Co-Editor, The Visible Self, (Fairchild); Dress and Gender (Berg); Dress and Ethnicity (Berg); Beads and Beadmakers (Berg); Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride (National Geographic); a wide variety of published articles in professional journals and chapters in books.Brownie, Barbara: - Barbara Brownie is a Lecturer in Visual Communication and the Online Co-Ordinator in the School of Creative Arts at the University of Hertfordshire. She has edited two collections of contemporary typographic work, 'Type Image', Gingko Press (2011) and, 'Type Object', Art Power (2013). She has published articles in 'The Journal of Media Practice' and 'Fusion' and contributed to 'Writing Design', edited by Grace Lees-Maffei, Berg 2011. |