The Mutant Problem
X-Men, Confirmation Bias, and the Methodology of Comics and Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6188219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Lund (0000-0001-7680-9402, The Graduate Center, CUNY, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1991-9336 • E-ISSN: 1991-9336 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/ejas.10890 |
| OpenAlex | W654205724 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article suggests that scholarship on comics and identity is vulnerable to strong confirmation bias. Engaging with a few common assumptions presented in writing on X-Men comics(1963–1970, 1975–1991) and identity, it offers alternative interpretations on the series’ engagement with the Cold War, civil rights, individual authenticity, persecution, and the Holocaust. Based on these discussions, the article then offers a few methodological suggestions that might help reduce bias in future studies of comics and identity
Aesthetics · Art · Biology · Comics · Gene · Identity (music · Literature · Mutant · Sociology · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Digital Games and Media · Jewish Identity and Society · Genetics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |