Captain America and fans' political activity

Authors

  • Forrest Phillips University of California, Santa Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2013.0441

Keywords:

American, Comic book, Marvel Comics, Politics

Abstract

A brief overview is provided of how American fans have used Captain America in their political activity, and the implications of their political appropriation are explored.

Author Biography

Forrest Phillips, University of California, Santa Cruz

Graduate of the Film and Digital Media program at the University of California, Santa Cruz

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Published

2013-06-15

Issue

Vol. 13 (2013)

Section

Symposium

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