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The Empowered, the Distressed, and the Manly: Supehero(in)es and Identity in Children’s Media

Comics, Cartoons, and Video Gaming / Panel / Session 3C11

Saturday, November 7, 9:00 am to 10:15 am (Warhol)

Presentations

Self-Made Superheroes and Avenging Avatars: How Kick-Ass Girls Find Themselves and Save the World in Teen/Tween Literature

Maggie Kimpel Bokelman (Hollins University)
I’m Superman? Confronting Patriarchal Superhero Masculinity through The Iron Giant and The Incredibles

Kacey Doran (Rowan University)
Dark, Brooding, and Tormented – The Makings of a Superhero: “Post-Traumatic Strength Disorder” in Detective Comics’ Batman

Rebekah Bruce (Hollins University)
Fantomette: French Girl Superhero

Julie M. Still (Rutgers University, Camden)

Session chair

Kacey Doran (Rowan University)