Bryan J. Carr

The Transmedia Construction of the Black Panther

Long Live the King

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the Black Panther character's multimedia legacy against the backdrop of contemporary sociopolitical reality. The author critically analyzes the character's role as a counter-narrative to regressive attitudes toward Africa and Black identity, as well as how he represents consolidated media reality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9781793631831
• ISBN-10: 1793631832
• Artikelnr.: 63595631

Autorenporträt

Bryan J. Carr is associate professor in the communication and information science departments at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction: A King of Many Faces
Chapter 2: Context of the King: Africa, the Media, Blackness, and Hegemony
Chapter 3: The Panther in the Silver Age: The King Arrives
Chapter 4: The Panther in the 1970s: Whitewashing and New Jungle Action
Chapter 5: The Panther in the 1980s-90s: A King for a New Age and a New
Audience
Chapter 6: The Panther in the 00s-10s: A Rise to Prominence and Growing
Pains
Chapter 7: The Panther Today: Meditations on Kinghood
Chapter 8: A King in Many Forms: Black Panther in TV, Games, and Elsewhere
Chapter 9: A King Goes Hollywood: Black Panther and the MCU
Chapter 10: What Makes a King?: The Transmedia Mythmaking of Black Panther
Bibliography
About the Author