| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 137 pages : illustrations (black and white)) |
| Series |
Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels |
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Palgrave studies in comics and graphic novels.
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| Contents |
White ghost's burden and colonial adventures -- International solidarity and Swedish foreign policy -- Apartheid and antiracism -- The women's movement and gender politics -- When the Phantom became Swedish |
| Summary |
"This book is about the Phantom in Sweden, or, more correctly, about Sweden in the Phantom. Robert Aman uncovers how a peripheral American superhero - created in 1936 by Lee Falk - that has been accused of both racism and sexism has become a national concern in a country that several researchers have labelled the most antiracist and gender equal in the world. When a group of Swedish creators began their official production of licensed scripts based on The Phantom comic in 1972, the character was redefined through the prism of New Left ideology. The plots of these comics, besides aiming to entertain, also sought to affirm for readers the righteousness and validity of an ideological doctrine that, at the time, was dominant among the Swedish public and influential in the country's foreign policy. Ultimately, Aman demonstrates how the Swedish Phantom embodies values and a political point of view that reflect how Sweden sees itself and its role in the world."-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Phantom (Fictitious character) fast |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Political aspects.
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Phantom (Fictitious character)
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects -- Sweden
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New Left -- Sweden
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Popular culture.
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Media studies.
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Cultural studies.
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Social Science -- Popular Culture.
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Social Science -- Media Studies.
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Social Science -- General.
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New Left
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Political aspects
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Sweden
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030398002 |
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3030398005 |
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