L’université Monash (Melbourne, Australie) lance un appel à communication intitulé : « Female superheroes and media culture ». Cette proposition est ainsi l’occasion de penser au féminin une certaine partie des Comics américains (et peut-être quelques titres de notre bande dessinée « franco-belge » qui semble bien avare en héroïnes) à travers des thèmes aussi divers que l’accoutrement des « superhéroïnes » ou encore leur adaptation à d’autres supports. Notons qu’un livre comme L’Enfer des bulles de Jacques Sadoul fournit une piste intéressante : l’héroïsme est prétexte à une représentation sexuée, voire licencieuse, qu’il s’agira de mettre en mots avant le 11 avril prochain.
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
12-13 August 2011
« Tights and Tiaras : Female Superheroes and Media Cultures » is a one and a half day conference on the construct of the « superhero » as female and more generally of the representation of powerful female figures in fantasy and science fiction. Looking at a range of print and visual media, papers will explore the range of female characters in superhero narratives, the material history of the female superhero, and how visual and textual constructs of female heroes – and anti-heroes – have been re-imagined, re-invented and re- packaged over time.
Possible topics include :
- The representation of female superheroes in print and visual media ¨C in comics, comix, graphic novels, novels, short stories, fan fiction, film, television, and other media forms
- Distribution of narratives and images of female superheroes across multiple genres and media platforms
- The female hero quest
- Deconstructing the superhero trope ¨C studies in feminism, patriotism, politics, race, satire, comedy, and so on
- Constructs of the female supervillain
- Superhero fashions, including costumes, cosplay and sartorial signifiers
- Female collaboration in comics
- Female comics artists : historical and contemporary
- Female comics audiences and fan communities
- Analysis of the institutional, commercial and licensing histories of female superhero properties
- The construction of powerful women in fantasy and science fiction genres
Sponsored by The Centre for the Book, Monash University
Please submit abstracts of no more than 250 words, accompanied by a brief bio, by emailed attachment to Dr Rebecca-Anne Do Rozario (Rebecca.DoRozario@monash.edu). The deadline for abstracts is 11 April, 2011.
Rebecca-Anne do Rozario
Monash University
Building 11
Phone : +61 3 9905 4225Email : rebecca.dorozario@monash.edu
OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Benoît Berthou (24 mars 2011). Female superheroes and media culture. Les carnets de la bande dessinée. Consulté le 20 mai 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/m8t0