Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Theses, Dissertations & Honors Papers Spring 4-25-2012 "Playing Superhero": Agency and the Role of the Teenaged Superhero Jessica R. Saunders Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/etd Part of the American Popular Culture Commons, Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons, Fiction Commons, and the Literature in English, North America Commons Recommended Citation Saunders, Jessica R., ""Playing Superhero": Agency and the Role of the Teenaged Superhero" (2012). Theses, Dissertations & Honors Papers. 503. https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/etd/503 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ Longwood University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses, Dissertations & Honors Papers by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Longwood University. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. "Playing Superhero": Agency and the Role of the Teenaged Superhero by Jessica R. Saunders A thesis submitted in partial fulfillmentof the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in English Longwood University Department of English and Modem Languages Chris W. McGee, Ph.D. Thesis Director Jent er M. Miskec, Ph.D. First Reader -l.:...L-'--h,�'l-.'l-�-Htt._\14A[u-l.-<(1--- Rh011da L. Brock- 'ervais, Ph.D. Second Reader Date Table of Contents Chapter One................. ......................................................................... 1 Chapter