Knowledge is Power
Dublin Core
Title
Knowledge is Power
Subject
Superhero comic strip, Graphic Novel, Periodical, Comics Strips
Description
Knowledge is Power takes three approaches towards the discussion of the way that Black Women are represented as powerful or intelligent, and the Black Women that are represented as both powerful and intelligent in superhero comics in the United States. Analyzing the Black Women Livewire (Valiant), Storm (Marvel), Shuri (Marvel), Okoye (Marvel), and Misty Knight (Marvel), the author takes a look into the history of representation in the United States for Black Women, the contemporary reoccurring phenomena of the systemic disbelief of Black Women, and intersectional race theory and how that specifically interacts with Black Women.
Creator
Christian Perry
Source
MSU Special Collection Comic Art
Cover Image – Ferry, Pasqual; Mendoza, Jaime; McNabb, Mark. “Heroes for Hire #4.” Heroes for Hire, vol. 3, no. 4, 2 Mar 2011.
1Spratt, Sam. “Shuri #5.” Shuri, no. 5, Marvel, 20 Feb. 2019.
2Rocafort, Kenneth. “Livewire #8.” Livewire, vol. 1, no. 8, Valiant, 24 Jul. 2019.
3Johnson, Lyndon B. The Voting Rights Act of 1965. Washington D.C.: GPO, 1965. Print.
4Kavanaugh, Terry; Nocenti, Ann. “Uncanny X-Men #201.” Uncanny X-Men, no. 201, 10 Jan. 1986.
5Abnett, Dan; Lanning, Andy. “Heroes for Hire #2.” Heroes for Hire, vol. 3, no. 2, 12 Jan. 2011, pg. 4.
6Knight, Mark. “Mark Knight Cartoon of Serena Williams.” ABC News, The Herald Sun, 24 Feb. 2019, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-25/mark-knight-cartoon-of-serena-williams/10845020.
7Held, Amy. “Controversial Serena Williams Cartoon Ruled 'Non-Racist' By Australia's Press Council.” NPR, NPR, 25 Feb. 2019, https://www.npr.org/2019/02/25/697672690/controversial-serena-cartoon-ruled-non-racist-by-australia-s-governing-press-bod.
8Cebulski, C. B. “The Agents of Wakanda.” Avengers, vol. 8, no. 12, 9 Jan. 2019, pg. 9.
9Epstein, Rebecca, et al. “Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girlss Childhood.” Center for Poverty and Inequality, 2017, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3000695.
10Reports, Consumer. “Is Bias Keeping Female, Minority Patients from Getting Proper Care for Their Pain?” The Washington Post, WP Company, 29 July 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/is-bias-keeping-female-minority-patients-from-getting-proper-care-for-their-pain/2019/07/26/9d1b3a78-a810-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html.
11Claremont, Chris. “Daughters of the Dragon #1.” Daughters of the Dragon, vol. 1, no. 1, 21 Dec. 2005, pg. 2, 9.
12Heisserer, Eric. “Secret Weapons #1.” Secret Weapons, vol. 1, no. 1, 28 Jun. 2017, pg. 9.
13Heisserer, Eric. “Secret Weapons #3.” Secret Weapons, vol. 1, no. 3, 16 Aug. 2017, pg. 10.
14Pak, Greg. “Storm #1.” Storm, no. 1, 23 Jul. 2014, pg. 5.
15Ayala, Vita. “Livewire #10.” Livewire, no. 10, 11 Sept. 2018, pg. 10.
16Sweetman, Caroline. “Feminism : the Radical Notion That Women Are People.” The Gender and Development Network, The Gender and Development Network, 16 July 2013, https://gadnetwork.org/blogs/2013/8/27/feminism-the-radical-notion-that-women-are-people.html.
17Nelson, Raina. “Black Women and the Pay Gap.” AAUW, American Association of University Women, 1 Aug. 2018, https://www.aauw.org/article/black-women-and-the-pay-gap/.
18Finoh, Maya, and Jasmine Sankofa. “The Legal System Has Failed Black Girls, Women, and Non-Binary Survivors of Violence.” American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union, 22 Aug. 2019, https://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-criminal-justice/legal-system-has-failed-black-girls-women-and-non.
19Hudlin, Reginald. “Black Panther #2.” Black Panther, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2005, pg. 9.
Cover Image – Ferry, Pasqual; Mendoza, Jaime; McNabb, Mark. “Heroes for Hire #4.” Heroes for Hire, vol. 3, no. 4, 2 Mar 2011.
1Spratt, Sam. “Shuri #5.” Shuri, no. 5, Marvel, 20 Feb. 2019.
2Rocafort, Kenneth. “Livewire #8.” Livewire, vol. 1, no. 8, Valiant, 24 Jul. 2019.
3Johnson, Lyndon B. The Voting Rights Act of 1965. Washington D.C.: GPO, 1965. Print.
4Kavanaugh, Terry; Nocenti, Ann. “Uncanny X-Men #201.” Uncanny X-Men, no. 201, 10 Jan. 1986.
5Abnett, Dan; Lanning, Andy. “Heroes for Hire #2.” Heroes for Hire, vol. 3, no. 2, 12 Jan. 2011, pg. 4.
6Knight, Mark. “Mark Knight Cartoon of Serena Williams.” ABC News, The Herald Sun, 24 Feb. 2019, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-25/mark-knight-cartoon-of-serena-williams/10845020.
7Held, Amy. “Controversial Serena Williams Cartoon Ruled 'Non-Racist' By Australia's Press Council.” NPR, NPR, 25 Feb. 2019, https://www.npr.org/2019/02/25/697672690/controversial-serena-cartoon-ruled-non-racist-by-australia-s-governing-press-bod.
8Cebulski, C. B. “The Agents of Wakanda.” Avengers, vol. 8, no. 12, 9 Jan. 2019, pg. 9.
9Epstein, Rebecca, et al. “Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girlss Childhood.” Center for Poverty and Inequality, 2017, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3000695.
10Reports, Consumer. “Is Bias Keeping Female, Minority Patients from Getting Proper Care for Their Pain?” The Washington Post, WP Company, 29 July 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/is-bias-keeping-female-minority-patients-from-getting-proper-care-for-their-pain/2019/07/26/9d1b3a78-a810-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html.
11Claremont, Chris. “Daughters of the Dragon #1.” Daughters of the Dragon, vol. 1, no. 1, 21 Dec. 2005, pg. 2, 9.
12Heisserer, Eric. “Secret Weapons #1.” Secret Weapons, vol. 1, no. 1, 28 Jun. 2017, pg. 9.
13Heisserer, Eric. “Secret Weapons #3.” Secret Weapons, vol. 1, no. 3, 16 Aug. 2017, pg. 10.
14Pak, Greg. “Storm #1.” Storm, no. 1, 23 Jul. 2014, pg. 5.
15Ayala, Vita. “Livewire #10.” Livewire, no. 10, 11 Sept. 2018, pg. 10.
16Sweetman, Caroline. “Feminism : the Radical Notion That Women Are People.” The Gender and Development Network, The Gender and Development Network, 16 July 2013, https://gadnetwork.org/blogs/2013/8/27/feminism-the-radical-notion-that-women-are-people.html.
17Nelson, Raina. “Black Women and the Pay Gap.” AAUW, American Association of University Women, 1 Aug. 2018, https://www.aauw.org/article/black-women-and-the-pay-gap/.
18Finoh, Maya, and Jasmine Sankofa. “The Legal System Has Failed Black Girls, Women, and Non-Binary Survivors of Violence.” American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union, 22 Aug. 2019, https://www.aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-criminal-justice/legal-system-has-failed-black-girls-women-and-non.
19Hudlin, Reginald. “Black Panther #2.” Black Panther, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2005, pg. 9.
Publisher
Self-Published
Date
November 13th, 2019
Rights
Creative Common Share alike with Attribution
Format
5.5” x 8.5”
Language
English
Type
Periodical
Identifier
OMIT
Files
Collection
Citation
Christian Perry, “Knowledge is Power,” Critical Fanscape, accessed October 17, 2026, https://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/150.