This Is AuburnElectronic Theses and Dissertations

Show simple item record

American Masculinity in Contemporary Adult Comics


Metadata FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.advisorRyan, James
dc.contributor.advisorSilverstein, Marc
dc.contributor.advisorStalter, Sunni
dc.contributor.authorHill, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-04T13:29:12Z
dc.date.available2011-05-04T13:29:12Z
dc.date.issued2011-05-04
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10415/2588
dc.description.abstractThe connections between American comics and American men have been an interest to the academy since Frederic Wertham’s attack on comic’s influence on American youth in 1954. This study examines the current trends in masculine identity in American comics, specifically three widely popular and critically acclaimed comics from Vertigo , the adult-oriented subsidiary of DC Comics. Within Fables, Preacher, and Y: the Last Man are a battleground between dominant and emergent forms of masculine identity, with heroes ranging from the traditional, patriarchal hypermasculine to a new, “geeky,” aesthetic.en_US
dc.rightsEMBARGO_NOT_AUBURNen_US
dc.subjectEnglishen_US
dc.titleAmerican Masculinity in Contemporary Adult Comicsen_US
dc.typedissertationen_US
dc.embargo.lengthNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.embargo.statusNOT_EMBARGOEDen_US

Files in this item

Show simple item record