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Orientalism Within the Creation and Presentation of Doctor Strange
XU Hai-hua
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DOI:10.17265/1539-8072/2021.05.007
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Doctor Strange has become a representation of superheroes with magic in the world of Marvel. Considering his identity as Sorcerer Supreme, there is a crucial connection between the Orient and his magic. The paper will discuss the detailed symbols of Orientalism in the process of creation and presentation of Doctor Strange respectively to figure out the change of Orientalism with the times within the texts of Doctor Strange and its existence today.
Orientalism, Doctor Strange, magic in the world of Marvel
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