Superheroes and superegos : analyzing the minds behind the masks

Superheroes and superegos : analyzing the minds behind the masks /

"Psychiatrist and social advocate Fredric Wertham lobbied against comics because of their sexual and sadistic subtext and their potential to reverse women's roles and encourage same-sex behavior. However, Wertham's McCarthy-Era stance forgot that early superhero comics foretold Hitler...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Packer, Sharon
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara : Praeger/ABC-CLIO, ©2010.
Subjects:
Superheroes > Psychological aspects.
Archetype (Psychology)
Myth.
Popular culture.
Superhéros > Aspect psychologique.
Archétype (Psychologie)
Mythe.
Culture populaire.
myths.
popular culture.
Superheld.
Archetypus.
Psychologie
Popkultur.
Psychologie.
Motiv.
Comic.
USA.

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