{"id":261,"date":"2018-04-16T12:37:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T16:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst399sprg2018\/?p=261"},"modified":"2018-04-16T12:37:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T16:37:41","slug":"blog-post-for-april-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst399sprg2018\/2018\/04\/16\/blog-post-for-april-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post for April 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Superheroes Research Plan<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Introduction: The relevancy of folklore \/ pop culture studies to leadership studies.<\/span>\n
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    1. Can understanding a group\u2019s (or individual\u2019s) major folklore \/ pop culture help us gain valuable insight into political, social, and cultural norms and how they do or do not change over time?<\/span>\n
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      1. Particularly in regards to Implicit Leadership Theories and Social Identity Theory of Leadership.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      2. Part 1: Identifying major folklore \/ pop culture phenomenons in the United States.<\/span>\n
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        1. The Superhero phenomenon.<\/span>\n
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          1. Background<\/span>\n
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            1. Early American Tall Tales<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. Western Tropes<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. Comic Book History<\/span><\/li>\n
            4. Superheroes in Film<\/span><\/li>\n
            5. Superheroes in Culture<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            6. Part 2: The Superhero franchise and its influence on, perpetuation of, or response to American Implicit Leadership Theories.<\/span>\n
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              1. Social science research on American ILTs<\/span>\n
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                1. ILTs and (American) social identity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                2. Four problematic areas of ILTs to be considered in American Superhero films:<\/span>\n
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                  1. American Exceptionalism<\/span>\n
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                    1. Militarism<\/span><\/li>\n
                    2. Social Dominance Orientation Theory<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                    3. Gender Roles<\/span>\n
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                      1. Feminist Theory<\/span><\/li>\n
                      2. Queer Theory<\/span><\/li>\n
                      3. Toxic Masculinity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                      4. Racism<\/span>\n
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                        1. Anglo-Saxon Centricity<\/span><\/li>\n
                        2. Stereotypes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                        3. Romanticization of Leaders<\/span>\n
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                          1. Individual vs. Shared Leadership<\/span><\/li>\n
                          2. Hero-Worship<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                          3. Part 3: Analyzing Superhero films from the beginning until now.<\/span>\n
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                            1. Overview of Superhero films, including box office ratings.<\/span>\n
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                              1. Analysis of the top box-office films against the four problematic areas of ILTs, from earliest released to most recent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                              2. Conclusion: What does all this mean for the superhero film industry?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                Apart from actually sitting and watching superhero movies to become extremely comfortable and familiar with the industry and medium, I also have a number of sub-focuses that will require more background knowledge (i.e., I have to do at least minor research on the four overarching problematic areas of ILTs, as well as their sub-components). I want to sit down with Dr. Hoyt to gather recommendations for the best sources to use for leadership theory on gender roles; Dr. Allison for the best on hero-worship; and possibly other professors (not just in the leadership department) who could point in the right direction for the best overview sources of the various theories \/ concepts I will exploring in superhero films. That could include talking with a film studies professor to find overview sources on film theories (although I spent two years of high school studying film, which included an IB Extended Essay on a film topic).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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