Our obsession beings that have extraordinary or preternatural powers has existed as long as humans have told stories. We may call them gods and goddesses or perhaps our more modern terms superheroes, inhumans, or metahumans. The movements from ink to the screen and back again impact the representation of women in the genre. These characters and their experiences highlight the sexism and gendered violence facing women across history and into the contemporary period, while also demonstrating the importance of the diversification behind the comic books and films. | Centering: Women; All are welcome. Join us: https://linktr.ee/owuomsa
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