Superhero discourse in Americanization
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It is the time to save the world “together”.
Jaehyun Ahn + Seohee Kong
AMC2031-01 10/12/2014
Dear. Superheroes
• The success of Superhero movie is an influentialcultural phenomenon worldwide.
• The dominant discourse is looking at thephenomenon of globalization as Americanization,a cultural homogenization.
• We argue that this situation will gradually changetoward globalization including Americanization, acultural heterogenization.
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THESIS
What is symbolized by Superheroes?
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Superhero Movie, influential cultural phenomenon worldwide
Illustration of superman, a tribute to real 9/11
heroes
By Marvel Comics
1. http://www.comicvine.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/what-would-superman-have-done-during-9-11-1501241/
2. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/06/04/33philly_ep.h33.html
Funeral of 7-year-old boy in Philadelphia
Superheroes spread worldwide…
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Vote for Spiderman: Indian politician scales
buildings as superhero in bid for voters
1. http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/vote-for-spiderman-indian-man-scales-buildings-as-superhero-in-bid-for-voters-w-video-
photos/739713/
2. http://blog.daum.net/landjstyle/3
Wall paining at a Korean pub
Superhero Movie, influential cultural phenomenon worldwide
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Super pope Graffiti Appears @Vatican
1. http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/01/29/vatican-tweets-graffiti-of-super-pope/
Superhero Movie, influential cultural phenomenon worldwide
Man of Steel (2013)
Applying Appadurai’s Five Scapes,
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Mediascape
Financescape
TechnoscapeEthnoscape
Ideoscape
Superhero movieMoving toward Globalization including Americanization
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Superhero movieMoving toward Globalization including Americanization
Explicit scenes of Americanization
Heterogenization of Superheroes
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KRRISH: Indian Batman RA-One: Indian Ironman
Application of Appadurai’s ‘Active Agency’1. http://www.cla.purdue.edu/English/theory/postmodernism/modules/baudrillardsimulation.html
Superhero movieMoving toward Globalization including Americanization
Emergence of new superheroes
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Transformer4 (2014) Hancock(2012) X-men(2014)
Superhero movieMoving toward Globalization including Americanization
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Superhero movieMoving toward Globalization including Americanization
Terminator2 (1991) Terminator5 (2015)
Changing of the main character