10. What Makes a King?: The Transmedia Mythmaking of Black Panther. 2. Context of the King: Africa, the Media, Blackness, and Hegemony -- 3. The Panther in the Silver Age: The King Arrives -- 4. The Panther in the 1970s: Whitewashing and New Jungle Action -- 5. The Panther in the 1980s-90s: A King for a New Age and a New Audience -- 6. The Panther in the 2000s-10s: A Rise to Prominence and Growing Pains -- 7. The Panther Today: Meditations on Kinghood -- 8. A King in Many Forms: Black Panther in TV, Games, and Elsewhere -- 9. A King Goes Hollywood: Black Panther and the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- 10. What Makes a King?: The Transmedia Mythmaking of Black Panther.
Summary:
"This book explores the Black Panther character's multimedia legacy against the backdrop of contemporary sociopolitical reality. The author critically analyzes the character's role as a counter-narrative to regressive attitudes toward Africa and Black identity, as well as how he represents consolidated media reality"-- Provided by publisher
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