Marvel, DC and US Security
The Superhero Genre and Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century
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Explores how Hollywood’s superhero genre has shaped US foreign policy and security discourses.
Marvel, DC and US Security offers a thought-provoking analysis of American security and foreign policy through superhero film franchises. Rigorous yet accessible, it deepens scholarly engagement with popular culture and world politics in the post-9/11 era. A must-read for both superhero film fans and international relations scholars!
This gripping book develops an urgent argument: the figure of the superhero in popular culture is at the heart of contemporary security discourse. Researchers and students alike will enjoy a rich theoretical and empirical engagement with key popular culture artefacts as they shape today’s political possibilities.
Julian Schmid is a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of International Relations at Central European University