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03850aam a2200457 i 4500 001 25F4F41CF47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230517010023 008 220902t20232023njua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022028672 020 $a 1978821069 020 $a 9781978821064 020 $a 1978821050 020 $a 9781978821057 035 $a (OCoLC)1336954439 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d BDX $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d IaU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PN6728.S755 $b B87 2023 082 00 $a 741.5/973 $2 23/eng/20220902 100 1 $a Burke, Chesya, $e author. 245 10 $a Hero me not : $b the containment of the most powerful Black, female superhero / $c Chesya Burke. 264 1 $a New Brunswick : $b Rutgers University Press, $c [2023] 300 $a xiii, 155 pages $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "If you ask a comic book reader to name a Black woman superheroine, most would point to the character of Ororo Munroe - Storm from the X-Men. Although there are a small number of other Black women superheroes, such as Spectrum, Vixen, and Friction, usually only avid comic book readers can name characters other than Storm. She is often the only recognizable Black, female superheroine and therefore is seemingly the one representative Black woman in the comic book/superhero world. Whether purposefully or not, the absence of Black women in the imaginary of the mostly white and male dominated field of comics has the profound effect of erasure and devaluing of Black women who not only do not have the opportunity to see themselves within these popular mediums, but who seek to move outside the standard submissive positions Black women are often placed in. Hero Me Not examines the multifaceted dimensions of the comic book character Storm from the X-men within the framework of Black feminist theory. Author Chesya Burke argues that this understanding of the depiction of Storm is essential to understanding the representation of black women's lives within the media and its effects on Black women readers. In exploring the ways in which Storm's character both frees and limits her, Burke takes the discussion back to the broader stereotype of the Magical Negro that led to Storm. Each chapter focuses on the incarnations of Storm's development over the years, while integrating contemporary racial politics culminating in discussion of the character called the Negro Spiritual Woman. Black women creators have come on scene in recent years, creating more interesting characters that are more empowered, and resistant to the status quo. While these characters are still few and far between, they have opened the door to better representation and less contained black women characters. Hero Me Not offers critical insight and hope for the development of Black women characters for casual and avid comic readers alike"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 600 00 $a Storm $c (Fictitious character) 600 07 $a Storm $c (Fictitious character) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst02001879 650 0 $a Women superheroes. 650 0 $a Superheroes, Black. 650 0 $a Women, Black, in popular culture. 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 7 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00869145 650 7 $a Superheroes, Black. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst02010270 650 7 $a Women, Black, in popular culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01937577 650 7 $a Women superheroes. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01895910 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117020316.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=25F4F41CF47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search