Representations of Superheroes- Coursework

Media Representations of September 11

• There is no recognition of heroism as an act of sacrifice.Superheroes are never called upon to die (or, even if they are,they are usually resurrected)
• power used in the service of good always triumphs over power used for evil purposes.
• The superhero narrative allows us to identify ,understand ,and eventually conquer evil.

Disability and Discourse Analysis

By Jan Grue

• Superheroes are not ,in fact, disabeld.
• But representations of superheroes provide a funhouse mirror for the assumptions of bodies with impairments that are made in coverage of the Paralympics and in reality television, where disability is a explicit and central feature.
• impairment and injury is the source of extraordinary willpower and achievement .-CAUSE AND EFFECT
• assumes that impairments cannot be and should not be considered or represented on their own as instances of human variation.
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