[Commlist] GMD: Make Superhero Great Again

*Galactica Media: Journal of Media Studies* announces admission of 
articles in the special issue in 2020: *Make Superhero Great Again!*
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*The Conception of the Issue*

The image of a superhero has become one of the fundamental images in the 
modern mass culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. Coming down from the 
pages of American comics, he has made his way into the most diverse 
areas of modern culture: cinema, computer games, anime, cosplay, etc. He 
has been no longer a hero only for young people, becoming a kind of 
cultural core around which a whole universe of images, ideas, meanings, 
concepts, etc. is built.

The emergence of the superhero phenomenon is connected with the 
neo-mythological paradigm of American Mass Culture as an integral 
feature of the early 20th century Modernist cultural model. The 
superhero appears in a period of depressive moods in society. His 
emergence is close to the collective dream of common Americans seeking 
support and encouragement in somebody during the economic and social 
crises, united by the common name of the Great Depression. The new hero 
shows such traits as willingness to come to the rescue of an ordinary 
man, to risk his own life, and the quintessence of heroism itself - 
death for the interests of others.

It is certain that a superhero is a kind of litmus test that indicates 
the directions of modern society development. But it is also a testing 
ground, where certain ideas are tested, because society votes with its 
attitude to each new image of a superhero, approaching it quite 
critically, accepting or rejecting it. Therefore, we can say that a 
superhero is a dynamic figure, developing and well indicating the state 
of public moods, aspirations and expectations.

Actualization of the superhero character in the 21st century is a marker 
of complex global problems that mankind has faced. The study of this 
phenomenon in modern culture provides an opportunity to consider these 
problems from a new angle.

*Aim & Scope: *to bring together different researchers of comics and 
superheroic in all their manifestations (comics, movie, fan community, 
cosplay, etc.) for a comprehensive study of the problem and challenges 
of our time.

*Submissions
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*The deadline *for submission of manuscripts for the specialized 
issue*is June 30, 2020.* The issue is scheduled for the end of September 
- beginning of October 2020. You can submit your manuscripts via the 
electronic manuscript submission system marked *///"For the thematic 
issue of "Make Superhero Great Again!/**/"/* - 
<goog_1546692557>https://galacticamedia.com/index.php/gmd/about/submissions 
(/please read the material requirements carefully/) or by email to 
<goog_1546692556>(admin /at/ galacticamedia.com) <mailto:(admin /at/ galacticamedia.com)>

All manuscripts are first reviewed by editor of the issue, then two 
experts in the field perform a blind review of each article, and then 
the editorial board makes a final decision on the inclusion of the 
article in the issue.

*Topical Sections:
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- Comics Studies;
- Superhero in Cinema;
- Superhero Videogames Studies;
- The Hero’s Body;
- The Place of the Superhero and Comics in Modern Mass Culture;
- Superhero: from Theory to Sociocultural Practice;


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