Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom

Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom

As the American superhero films continue to increase their popularity around the globe, and because of the reccurent criticism against their poor and stereotypical representation, this essay aims to analyse the two newly made productions Man of Steel and Wonder Woman from a gender perspective. The e...

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Main Author: Poulsen, Emelie
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR) 2019
Subjects:
Man of Steel
Wonder Woman
gender
superhero image
EFL classroom
film studies
Languages and Literature
Språk och litteratur
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-81680
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-lnu-816802019-04-17T06:33:02ZSuperman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroomengPoulsen, EmelieLinnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR)2019Man of SteelWonder Womangendersuperhero imageEFL classroomfilm studiesLanguages and LiteratureSpråk och litteraturAs the American superhero films continue to increase their popularity around the globe, and because of the reccurent criticism against their poor and stereotypical representation, this essay aims to analyse the two newly made productions Man of Steel and Wonder Woman from a gender perspective. The essay argues a difference in Superman and Wonder Woman’s superhero images and further discussess the opportunities as well as potential problems the superhero narratives can offer to discuss gender in the EFL classroom. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-81680application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic Man of Steel
Wonder Woman
gender
superhero image
EFL classroom
film studies
Languages and Literature
Språk och litteratur
spellingShingle Man of Steel
Wonder Woman
gender
superhero image
EFL classroom
film studies
Languages and Literature
Språk och litteratur
Poulsen, Emelie
Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom
description As the American superhero films continue to increase their popularity around the globe, and because of the reccurent criticism against their poor and stereotypical representation, this essay aims to analyse the two newly made productions Man of Steel and Wonder Woman from a gender perspective. The essay argues a difference in Superman and Wonder Woman’s superhero images and further discussess the opportunities as well as potential problems the superhero narratives can offer to discuss gender in the EFL classroom.
author Poulsen, Emelie
author_facet Poulsen, Emelie
author_sort Poulsen, Emelie
title Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom
title_short Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom
title_full Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom
title_fullStr Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom
title_full_unstemmed Superman and Wonder Woman to the rescue : “Man of Steel” and “Wonder Woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the EFL classroom
title_sort superman and wonder woman to the rescue : “man of steel” and “wonder woman” as pedagogical aids to discuss gender in the efl classroom
publisher Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR)
publishDate 2019
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