Black Panther: Interrogating a Cultural Phenomenon
Written by Terence McSweeney
Narrated by James Fouhey
()
About this audiobook
McSweeney argues that Black Panther is one of the defining American films of the last decade and the most remarkable title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU has become the largest film franchise in the history of the medium and has even shaped the contours of the contemporary blockbuster, but the narratives within it have almost exclusively perpetuated largely unambiguous fantasies of American heroism and exceptionalism. In contrast, Black Panther complicates this by engaging in an entirely different mythos in its portrayal of an African nation-never colonized by Europe-as the most powerful and technologically advanced in the world. McSweeney charts how and why Black Panther became a cultural phenomenon and also a battleground on which a war of meaning was waged at a very particular time in American history.
Terence McSweeney
Terence McSweeney is senior lecturer in film and television studies at Solent University. He is author of The "War on Terror" and American Film: 9/11 Frames Per Second; Avengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe; and The Contemporary Superhero Film: Projections of Power and Identity. He was named Author of the Year 2021 in African Studies by the Centre for African Studies of Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca for his book, Black Panther: Interrogating a Cultural Phenomenon, published by University Press of Mississippi.
Related to Black Panther
Related audiobooks
A Long, Long Way: Hollywood's Unfinished Journey from Racism to Reconciliation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWith Great Power: How Spider-Man Conquered Hollywood during the Golden Age of Comic Book Blockbusters Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The Rise of Real-Life Superheroes: And the Fall of Everything Else Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHorror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present 2nd Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKoontown Killing Kaper [Dramatized Adaptation] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlack Sheep: A Blue-Eyed Negro Speaks of Abandonment, Belonging, Racism, and Redemption Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy Wakanda Matters: What Black Panther Reveals About Psychology, Identity, and Communication Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Onslaught: An Exile War Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCartel El Corazon Negro Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBox of Bones: Book One [Dramatized Adaptation]: Rosarium Publishing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Life and Work of Oscar Micheaux: Pioneer Black Author and Filmmaker 1884-1951 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDavid Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Captain America: A Granddaughter's Memoir of a Legendary Comic Book Artist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America's Campuses Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Erl King’s Promise: A Short Horror Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen We Free The World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe DC Universe Films: What Went Wrong? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSuperman versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make It in New York City Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlonzo Bodden: Tall, Dark and Funny Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mark Gregory: Run With It Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Braider Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jay Phillips: Mind of the Quiet Dude Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Black City of Nuerva: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Muck: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jared Pond and the Yakuza Connection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTarzan Trilogy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlonzo Bodden: Who's Paying Attention Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Literary Criticism For You
1984 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking Fast and Slow": A Macat Analysis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5C. S. Lewis: Encountering God's Truth through Fiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Conspiracy against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Kill a Mockingbird Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fahrenheit 451 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brave New World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lord of the Flies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Catcher in the Rye Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thalia Book Club: Amor Towles A Gentleman in Moscow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Common Sense Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thalia Book Club: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Celebration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thalia Book Club: Neil Gaiman: The Ocean at the End of the Lane Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Life of One's Own: Nine Women Writers Begin Again Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Outsiders Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Meet Me in the Margins Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Black Panther
0 ratings0 reviews