Social Psychology and the Comic-Book Superhero: A Darwinian Approach

Why is the comic-book superhero such a persistent topic of cultural representation? Citing Dutton’s evolutionary aesthetic, we argue that comic-book superheroes persist because they offer a cultural means of negotiating the gap between the small group size that human beings have evolved a cognitive...

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Auteurs principaux: Carney, J, Dunbar, R, Machin, A, David-Barrett, T, Silva, M
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Johns Hopkins University Press 2013