CM. 384 Final Blog
Avengers Dissemble: How the MCU Promotes Ablenationalism and Spreads Military Propaganda By: Andrew Deklerk Introduction Since the release of the first Iron Man movie in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been a massive commercial success. It’s undeniable that the MCU provides a great deal of entertainment to many people. However the MCU, and the modern superhero movie genre in general promote ablenationalist values, disseminate military propaganda, and repeatedly put forth black-and-white plots. Plots where violence is the solution, the American Military Industrial Complex is portrayed as heroic, and maintaining the current hegemonic power structure is always the right thing to do. I will detail the often used trope of disability in the superhero genre, and how the genre’s portrayal of disabled people contributes to ablenationalism. Which is an ideology that results in little to no accommodations, and partial inclusion in society for disabled p...