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The Empowered, the Distressed, and the Manly: Supehero(in)es and Identity in Children’s Media

Presentations

Self-Made Superheroes and Avenging Avatars: How Kick-Ass Girls Find Themselves and Save the World in Teen/Tween Literature

Presenters

Maggie Kimpel Bokelman

I’m Superman? Confronting Patriarchal Superhero Masculinity through The Iron Giant and The Incredibles

Presenters

Kacey Doran

Dark, Brooding, and Tormented – The Makings of a Superhero: “Post-Traumatic Strength Disorder” in Detective Comics’ Batman

Presenters

Rebekah Bruce

Fantomette: French Girl Superhero

Presenters

Julie M. Still

Session chairs

Kacey Doran