Oh My Goddess: Anthropological Thoughts On the Representation of Marvel’s Storm and the Legacy of Black Women in Comics
This study presents a qualitative analysis on the representation of black women in comic books using a sociocultural approach to their production-release background. We study the X-Men mutant character Storm, whose path reinforces and questions the social roles these women enact. We state that the a...
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| author | Ana Oliveira Lucas do Carmo Dalbeto |
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| description | This study presents a qualitative analysis on the representation of black women in comic books using a sociocultural approach to their production-release background. We study the X-Men mutant character Storm, whose path reinforces and questions the social roles these women enact. We state that the analysis of cultural assets aimed at entertainment, like comic books, helps us consider the relationship between gender and ethnicity in our society. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9812f767438b4b68909483cbe116a5822023-08-01T14:28:39ZengOpen Library of HumanitiesThe Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship2048-07922015-06-015110.5334/cg.bdOh My Goddess: Anthropological Thoughts On the Representation of Marvel’s Storm and the Legacy of Black Women in ComicsAna Oliveira0Lucas do Carmo Dalbeto1Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Universidade do Porto This study presents a qualitative analysis on the representation of black women in comic books using a sociocultural approach to their production-release background. We study the X-Men mutant character Storm, whose path reinforces and questions the social roles these women enact. We state that the analysis of cultural assets aimed at entertainment, like comic books, helps us consider the relationship between gender and ethnicity in our society.https://www.comicsgrid.com/article/id/3520/Comic BooksBlack CharactersFeminismX-MenStormEthnicity |
| spellingShingle | Ana Oliveira Lucas do Carmo Dalbeto Oh My Goddess: Anthropological Thoughts On the Representation of Marvel’s Storm and the Legacy of Black Women in Comics The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship Comic Books Black Characters Feminism X-Men Storm Ethnicity |
| title | Oh My Goddess: Anthropological Thoughts On the Representation of Marvel’s Storm and the Legacy of Black Women in Comics |
| title_full | Oh My Goddess: Anthropological Thoughts On the Representation of Marvel’s Storm and the Legacy of Black Women in Comics |
| title_fullStr | Oh My Goddess: Anthropological Thoughts On the Representation of Marvel’s Storm and the Legacy of Black Women in Comics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oh My Goddess: Anthropological Thoughts On the Representation of Marvel’s Storm and the Legacy of Black Women in Comics |
| title_short | Oh My Goddess: Anthropological Thoughts On the Representation of Marvel’s Storm and the Legacy of Black Women in Comics |
| title_sort | oh my goddess anthropological thoughts on the representation of marvel s storm and the legacy of black women in comics |
| topic | Comic Books Black Characters Feminism X-Men Storm Ethnicity |
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