Leseprobe
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Conceptual overview
2.1. Judith Butler’s cornerstones of gender studies
2.2. A masculinist reading of the superhero genre
2.2.1. The origin story
2.2.2. Dual identities
2.2.3. The role as protector and savior
2.3. First conclusions and an updated research premise
3. Analyzing Kick-Ass
3.1. Kick-Ass ’ metafictive origin story
3.2. Differentiating dual identities, gender performance and hypermasculinity
3.3. Deconstructing the status of the patriarchal protector
3.4. Kick-Ass ’ mission and the narrative ending
3.5. Significant differences between the comics and films
4. Conclusion
5. Bibliography
6. Illustration directory
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- Matthias Kreuter (Autor:in), 2016, How Kick-Ass deconstructs the Masculinist reading of the Superhero Genre, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/424276
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