Comic Book Crime : Truth, Justice, and the American Way /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phillips, Nickie D.
Otros Autores: Strobl, Staci
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Literature and society > United States > History.
Social values in literature.
Justice in literature.
Crime in literature.
Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Holy criminology, Batman! comics and constructions of crime and justice
  • "Crime doesn't pay": a brief history of crime and justice themes in comic books
  • The world is shifting: terrorism, xenophobia, and comic books after 9/11
  • A better tomorrow: apocalypse, utopia, and the crime problem
  • Villains: criminal behavior and the embodiment of evil
  • Deathworthiness: paths to justice
  • "Take down the bad guys, save the girl": gender and sexual orientation in the fight against evil
  • "Aren't there any brown people in this world?" reading for race and ethnicity
  • Apocalyptic incapacitation: understanding punishment
  • Conclusion: Ultimate justice
  • Appendix: sample and methodology.

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