A Hero in All of Us?: Heroism and American Political Thought as Seen on TV helps us better understand twenty-first century heroism in the United States through the lens of popular television shows. Contributions explore how the concept of heroism has been simultaneously both elevated to the supernatural and democratized to the mundane.
A Hero in All of Us?: Heroism and American Political Thought as Seen on TV helps us better understand twenty-first century heroism in the United States through the lens of popular television shows. Contributions explore how the concept of heroism has been simultaneously both elevated to the supernatural and democratized to the mundane.
Edited by Stephen Clouse and Aaron Kushner - Contributions by Jacob Boros; Martin Claar; Stephen Clouse; Catherine Craig; Aaron Kushner; S. Adam Seagrave; Trevor Shelley and Benjamin Slomski
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Introduction: The Nature of a Republican Hero By Stephen Clouse and Aaron Kushner Part I: Heroes Chapter 1: Letting the Devil Out: Anger, Mercy, and Justice in Marvel's Daredevil By Martin Claar Chapter 2: John Brown: American Hero By S. Adam Seagrave Chapter 3: Heroes for a Democratic Age: Friendship in Only Murders in the Building By Catherine Craig Part II: Anti-Heroes Chapter 4: We Ain't The Walking Dead By Aaron Kushner Chapter 5: Defiant Jazz By Jacob Boros Chapter 6: The (Larry) Davidic Anti-Hero: The Problem of Heroism in Sitcoms By Benjamin Slomski Part III: Tyrants Chapter 7: Five (un)Heroic Days at Memorial: Desire, Crisis, and Dubious Democratic Heroism By Trevor Shelley Chapter 8: Madmen in a Boring World: The Boys and a World Without Heroes By Aaron Kushner Chapter 9: There is No Justice Unless We Make It: Game of Thrones and Tyranny By Stephen Clouse Conclusion By Stephen Clouse and Aaron Kushner
Introduction: The Nature of a Republican Hero By Stephen Clouse and Aaron Kushner Part I: Heroes Chapter 1: Letting the Devil Out: Anger, Mercy, and Justice in Marvel's Daredevil By Martin Claar Chapter 2: John Brown: American Hero By S. Adam Seagrave Chapter 3: Heroes for a Democratic Age: Friendship in Only Murders in the Building By Catherine Craig Part II: Anti-Heroes Chapter 4: We Ain't The Walking Dead By Aaron Kushner Chapter 5: Defiant Jazz By Jacob Boros Chapter 6: The (Larry) Davidic Anti-Hero: The Problem of Heroism in Sitcoms By Benjamin Slomski Part III: Tyrants Chapter 7: Five (un)Heroic Days at Memorial: Desire, Crisis, and Dubious Democratic Heroism By Trevor Shelley Chapter 8: Madmen in a Boring World: The Boys and a World Without Heroes By Aaron Kushner Chapter 9: There is No Justice Unless We Make It: Game of Thrones and Tyranny By Stephen Clouse Conclusion By Stephen Clouse and Aaron Kushner
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