dc.contributor.advisor | Anderson, Karrin |
dc.contributor.author | Luurs, Geoffrey |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Diffrient, David Scott |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Marx, Nicholas |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Martey, Rosa |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-01-03T06:39:39Z |
dc.date.available | 2007-01-03T06:39:39Z |
dc.date.issued | 2014 |
dc.description | 2014 Summer. |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores two elements of character design in select episodes from the animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Disney XD 2010-2012) that guide audiences towards dominant readings of idealized American citizenship utilizing both close textual analysis and ideographic criticism. I argue that select episodes of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes contain representations of hyper-patriotic Americanized superheroes and un-American super villains which work together to teach viewers about dominant ideologies of Americanness and un-Americanness. In doing so, the text directs viewers towards a specific understanding of how to become idealized American (super)citizens. |
dc.format.medium | born digital |
dc.format.medium | masters theses |
dc.identifier | Luurs_colostate_0053N_12381.pdf |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83993 |
dc.language | English |
dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries |
dc.relation.ispartof | 2000-2019 - CSU Theses and Dissertations |
dc.rights | Copyright of the original work is retained by the author. |
dc.subject | media studies |
dc.subject | constitutive rhetoric |
dc.subject | The Avengers |
dc.subject | Captain America |
dc.subject | citizenship |
dc.title | Developing (super)citizenship: constituting idealized American citizenship in the Avengers: Earth's mightiest heroes |
dc.type | Text |
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thesis.degree.discipline | Communication Studies |
thesis.degree.grantor | Colorado State University |
thesis.degree.level | Masters |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (M.A.) |