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In the past few years, movies like The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight and X-Men: First Class have flooded cinemas all over the world and turned out to be major blockbusters. All of these movies tell stories of so-called ‘Superheroes.’ But what exactly are Superheroes and Superheroins and how do they differ from other kinds of (action) heroes?
In this seminar, we will find out what all these very unique characters, Wolverine, Captain America, Wonder Woman etc., have in common and how this generic term – Superhero – might be defined. Furthermore, the development of the superhero genre, from the beginning of the 20th century up to the present day, will be discussed in order to find out in how far these masked vigilantes and their stories have changed over time.
A reader with all seminar texts will be made available at the copy shop Reckhammer Weg. |
