Acknowledgements Introduction Adam W. Tyma (University of Nebraska Omaha, USA), Matthew R. Meier (West Chester University, USA), and Dana Schowalter (Western Oregon University, USA) Part I: Political Economy and Politics 1. #WheresBlackWidow: Hashtag Activism, Paratexts, and Reluctant Investments in Profitable Women Superheroes Dana Schowalter 2. Logan , Situated Ideological Allegory, and the American Dream/Nightmare Talya Shaw (University of Mississippi, USA) and Jacob Justice (University of Mississippi, USA) Part II: Gender Studies and Feminisms 3. "Unusual Voting Activity" or the Hermeneutics and Aesthetics of Misogyny in the Review-Bombing of She-Hulk Daniel Horvath (California State University, Stanislaus, USA) 4. Clearing Her Ledger: Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow and Transcending the Male Gaze Katelyn Lambert (University of Central Florida, USA) 5. "I have nothing to prove to you": Audience Interpretations of Feminism and Nostalgia in Captain Marvel Michaela D.

E. Meyer (Christopher Newport University, USA) Part III: Race, Ethnicity, and Identity 6. From Aztlan to Talokan: Namor as Living Memory Gabriel Cruz (North Carolina Central University Durham, USA) 7. "Just 'cause you carry that shield, it doesn't mean you're Captain America" - Carrying on Steve's Legacy Elizabeth Shiller (Georgia Southwestern State University, USA) 8. Strong Asian Women: Resisting Stereotypes and Redefining Femininity in Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Stephanie Young (University of Southern Indiana, USA) Part IV: Symbols and Signs 9. Marvel's Monstrosity: Deadpool and the Delight of White Violence Matthew R. Meier 10. The Grief that Bewitches Us: Understanding Wanda Maximoff as a Metaphor for Collective Trauma and Its Implications on Cinematic Representations Erika Thomas 11.

"What does that shield mean?" Understanding Captain America's Shield as a Complex Symbolic and Discursive Construct Throughout the MCU, Specifically Falcon and The Winter Soldier Adam W. Tyma About the Contributors Index.