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  Multiverse of Blackness: Examining Black Futurity and Queer Time

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  Mychal Reiff-Shanks

  April 12, 2023

  Blackness within the MCU has mainly existed outside the White space and timeline of the superhero franchise. ... especially with Kang embodying Keeling's theory as his Blackness thrives outside of time and space, ... ease with being outside White time and space is the driving plot point for why he is a danger to the ...
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  All the Way Home: Disney Dominance and the State of Brand Assimilation in the MCU

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  Matthew J. Smith Radford University

  Trevor Smith Oberlin College

  April 13, 2023

  franchise--alongside these characters serves to underscore his status as outside the dominant narrative. And if outside ...
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  Cloak & Dagger and Marvel's Migration to the Big Easy

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  Rusty Hatchell The University of Texas at Austin

  April 17, 2019

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  a handful of superhero television shows operate outside of a specified neighborhood or city, particularly as ...
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  Intruders from Reality: Entertainment Turned Homework

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  Sovi Herring Duquesne University

  April 11, 2023

  to incorporate them into shared narratives, it may be possible to create more inclusive and socially ...
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  BLADE and the Foundations of Marvel Superhero's Movie Empire

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  Dan Hassler-Forest Utrecht University

  May 31, 2018

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  BLADE and the Foundations of Marvel Superhero's Movie Empire superhero movies MCU Marvel Blade Black Superheroes Black Panther Curator's Note Way back in 2009, when I started writing my doctoral dissertation on superhero movies and post-9/11 Ame ...