It is important that Deaf actors play Deaf characters in TV and film, so that audiences engage with authentic depictions of disability.
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Artículos sobre Marvel superheroes
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There’s a big difference between how Hollywood audiences view Black Panther and how African audiences do.
Few film-makers imagined Black women as a primary audience. This has changed over time.
The history of comics is closely tied to the involvement of Jewish creators, who have had an enormous impact on the medium over the last 90 years.
When someone dies young, the grieving process can be more complicated.
Director Taika Waititi’s new Thor: Love and Thunder features a female superhero, but again struggles to transcend the stereotypes of a genre where the male fan base still decides the rules.
In Latin America, common citizens have often donned outlandish outfits and comic book-inspired personas to lead demonstrations and promote social change.
‘WandaVision’ reimagines stories from Egyptian and Greek mythology, as well as Buddhist tradition.
Martin Scorsese believes superhero movies are ‘not cinema’. What do the experts think?
From the Joker to a Game of Thrones prequel, origin stories are increasingly common in film and TV – perhaps at the expense of originality in popular culture.
The new Captain Marvel movie takes us back to the 1990s with a look at some of the technologies of the day. Do people still use pagers?
The film wowed critics and fans. But its hidden power may be black lead characters who are accomplished scientists – just the thing to help inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps.
Remembering the co-creator of Spider-Man, The Hulk, Fantastic Four and all the rest.
There are so many opportunities for women in Hollywood these days, as long as they play roles that were originally intended for men.
Marvel will need to look deeper than basic representation for its future success.
To some, superhero films are the equivalent of fracking. But they offer audiences transcendence, mystery, a moral compass, and even the hope of salvation.
Avengers: Infinity War is the biggest Marvel movie ever with largest cast of superheroes (and villains). So far. But how does the science stack up?
This new Afro-celebratory sci-fi trendsetter sets out to unsettle and subvert film stereotypes about Africa – and succeeds brilliantly.
Seeing black lead characters who are accomplished scientists could be just the thing to help inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps.
The new Thor: Ragnarok movie out today tackles some of the superhero issues fans have long questioned. But how does the science stack up?
Principales colaboradores
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Research Fellow, English and Cultural Studies, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow, Robotics & AI, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Lecturer in Management Work and Organisation, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, Keele University
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Assistant Professor of Focused Inquiry, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Professor of Comics Studies, University of Dundee
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, Monash University
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Honorary Associate, Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University
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Professor of English and Asian American Studies, University of Connecticut
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Lecturer in Cultural Competency, King's College London
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PhD Researcher, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Creative Futures, Lancaster University
