| dc.contributor.advisor | Brian, Mitch, 1961- | eng |
| dc.contributor.author | Quearry, Jayson William | eng |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | eng |
| dc.date.submitted | 2014 Fall | eng |
| dc.description | Title from PDF of title page, viewed on June 19, 2015 | eng |
| dc.description | Thesis advisor: Mitch Brian | eng |
| dc.description | Vita | eng |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographic references (pages 48-51) | eng |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.A.)--Liberal Studies Program. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2014 | eng |
| dc.description.abstract | Though the serial film is academically and critically disregarded, the format was a
valuable tool of inculturation and propaganda. Serial films were widely attended by
American middle class adults and children during their sound era heyday, a period where
messages regarding World War II were conveyed to audiences. During the years of 1941 and
1942 the superhero genre of serial film informed viewers that the Everyman could and should
become a hero to defend their country. Two Republic Pictures releases, Adventures of
Captain Marvel (1941) and Spy Smasher (1942), adapted comic book source material in
order to impart the latter message. The intensity of each serial's message varied based on
their releases in pre- or post-WWII Involvement societies. | eng |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | Captain Marvel vs. Spy Smasher -- Introduction -- Genesis of the serial -- Sound comes to the serials -- Republic Pictures - the superhero studio -- Origin stories - Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher -- The analyses of Captain Marvel -- Spy Smasher rallies America -- Conclusion | eng |
| dc.format.extent | vi, 52 pages | eng |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/45631 | eng |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Film serials -- History and criticism. | eng |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Superheroes | eng |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Marvel, Captain | eng |
| dc.subject.lcsh | World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda | eng |
| dc.subject.other | Thesis -- University of Missouri--Kansas City -- Liberal Studies | eng |
| dc.title | From Everyman to Hero: The Inculturation and Propaganda
of the Adventures of Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher Serials | eng |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Liberal Studies (UMKC) | eng |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Kansas City | eng |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
| thesis.degree.name | M.A. | eng |
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