TR 70. The Ninjas, the X-Men, and the Ladies: Playing with Power and Identity in an Urban Primary School

By: Anne Haas Dyson
Publication: National Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy Technical Report
Date: 1994

Summary: Dyson analyzes children's symbolic and social use of superhero stories—popular media stories that vividly reveal societal beliefs about power and gender, which are themselves interwoven in complex ways with race, class, and physical demeanor.