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Our superheroes, ourselves
Record details
- ISBN: 9780199765812 (acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0199765812 (acid-free paper)
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Physical Description:
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xvi, 214 p. ; 19 cm. - Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. Our relationships with superheroes. Our fascination with superheroes / Robin S. Rosenberg -- Superhero comics as moral pornography / David A. Pizarro and Roy Baumeister -- Are superhero stories good for us? : reflections from clinical practice / Lawrence C. Rubin -- Emotions in comics : why the silver age of comics made a difference / Peter J. Jordan -- The effects of superhero sagas on our gendered selves / Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz and Hillary Pennell -- Pt. 2. The humanity of superheroes. Our superheroes, our supervillains : are they all that different? / Travis Langley -- Are superheroes just supergifted? / Robin S. Rosenberg and Ellen Winner -- The very real work lives of superheroes : illustrations of work psychology / Gary N. Burns and Megan B. Morris -- How super are superheroes? / Robert J. Sternberg -- Seven roads to justice for superheroes and humans / Mikhail Lyubansky. |
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| Subject: | Comic books, strips, etc -- Psychological aspects Superheroes -- Psychological aspects Psychology in literature Archetype (Psychology) |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | PN 6714 O89 2013 (Text) | 26040003239783 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
