Superhero as a product of postmodernism in the concept of Umberto Eco Cover Image

Superbohater jako produkt postmodernizmu w koncepcji Umberto Eco – kilka uwag do dyskusji
Superhero as a product of postmodernism in the concept of Umberto Eco

Author(s): Adriana Zadruska
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: postmodernism; superhero; comics; Umberto Eco; simulacra; mass culture

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article was to present the influence of postmodernism on the image of superhereos in mass culture. It presents the most important features of postmodernism, as well as the most popular characters from the world of comics of that period. Their influence on the mentality of the recipient of the 20th and 21st centuries was also discussed. The subject of simulacra creating the world of hereos, important for the context, was also discussed. The publication is based mainly on the work of Italian writer Umberto Eco, considered one oft he most important authors on the subject of postmodernism.

  • Issue Year: 31/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 163-193
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish
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