THE "POWER" OF KING T'CHALLA AND YOUNG KAMALA KHAN: American cultural influence on the identity formation of contemporary youths
Relações étnico-raciais; juventudes; identidade; histórias em quadrinhos; cultura da convergência
Superheroes permeate the imaginary of contemporary youth. They are able to reach various media with their stories and moral principles. The universe of superheroes created by major publishers, such as Marvel Comics, is rich in its cultural diversity. By exposing black, Muslim, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, and other heroes to the public, they end up putting young people from these realities in touch with these cultures. When we notice the influence of these works on the young, there is the possibility of analyzing superheroes such as the Black Panther (T'Challa) and Miss Marvel (Kamala Khan), a black king and a young Muslim woman in constant conflict with the American principles regarding their ethnicities. We can then seek to understand how these previous knowledge, derived from the stories of these characters, can be used to enrich and improve the process of raising awareness among young people about cultural diversity.