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SUNY Old Westbury Professor and award-winning author Carolyn Cocca will give a lecture on the history of representation in the superhero industry. Representations of superheroes over the last 75 years have inspired many with their displays of heroism, but they have also embodied inequalities of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and ability. As with real-life positions of power across various institutions, some demographic groups are overrepresented, while those from more marginalized groups have been underrepresented and stereotyped. Female superheroes exemplify this underrepresentation and stereotyping, but at the same time can serve as empowering figures. In exploring how and why representations of female superheroes have changed over time, this presentation will demonstrate how much we need diverse, authentic representations that show us that everyone has power, and that anyone can be a hero.
