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Falcon als Schwarzer Captain America: Diskussionen über Repräsentation und (Cyber-)Rassismus im Marvel-Universum

Falcon as Black Captain America: Discussions about Representation and (cyber-)racism in the Marvel Universe
[journal article]

Biskamp, Julian
Lietz, Roman

Abstract

Diskussionen über die Repräsentation von People of Color in TV-Serien und anderen medialen Erzeugnissen sind präsent und stellen die Gesellschaft aktuell vor eine Herausforderung. Wenig überraschend sind auch Superhelden-Geschichten wie die des Marvel-Universums davon betroffen. Die Serie The Falcon... view more

Diskussionen über die Repräsentation von People of Color in TV-Serien und anderen medialen Erzeugnissen sind präsent und stellen die Gesellschaft aktuell vor eine Herausforderung. Wenig überraschend sind auch Superhelden-Geschichten wie die des Marvel-Universums davon betroffen. Die Serie The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021) thematisiert Rassismus in einer zuvor ungekannt expliziten Weise. Mit der Figur des Falcon wird erstmals ein Afroamerikaner für die emblematische Rolle des Captain America berufen. Derartige Entwicklungen, die eine Kontinuität mindestens seit dem Civil Rights Movement der 1960er-Jahre zeigen, lösen harsche Diskussionen innerhalb des Fandom aus. Verbale Auseinandersetzungen finden gegenwärtig in erster Linie online statt. Der vorliegende Artikel bettet diese Diskurse in die Critical Race Theory, insbesondere innerhalb der Medienrezeption, ein, erklärt die besonderen Bedingungen des Fandoms und illustriert Entwicklungen und aktuelle Diskussionen über Repräsentation und (Cyber-)Rassismus im Marvel-Universum.... view less


Discussions regarding the representation of people of colour in TV series and other media products are present, relevant and very much active, and currently pose a challenge to society. Unsurprisingly, superhero stories such as those in the Marvel Universe have been also affected. The series The Fal... view more

Discussions regarding the representation of people of colour in TV series and other media products are present, relevant and very much active, and currently pose a challenge to society. Unsurprisingly, superhero stories such as those in the Marvel Universe have been also affected. The series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021) addresses racism in an unprecedentedly explicit manner. With the character of Falcon, for the first time a Black American is appointed to the emblematic role of Captain America. Such developments, which show a continuity at least since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, have triggered harsh discussions within fandom. Verbal disputes are currently taking place primarily online. This article embeds these discourses in the Critical Race Theory concerning media reception. It explains the special conditions of fandom and illustrates developments and current discussions regarding representation and (cyber-)racism in the Marvel Universe.... view less

Keywords
actor; people of color; racism; website; television series; representation

Classification
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Broadcasting, Telecommunication

Free Keywords
Comic; Cyberrassismus; Fandom; Repräsentation; White Normativity; cyberracism; representation

Document language
German

Publication Year
2022

Page/Pages
p. 85-106

Journal
interculture journal: Online-Zeitschrift für interkulturelle Studien, 21 (2022) 36

Issue topic
Cyber-Utopia / Dystopia? Digital Interculturality between Cosmopolitan and Authoritarian Currents

ISSN
2196-9485

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0


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