Politics in Gotham

The Batman Universe and Political Thought

Buch | Hardcover

XV, 237 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-05775-6 (ISBN)

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In Politics in Gotham , scholars from a variety of fields-political science, philosophy, law, and others-provide answers to the question: "What does Batman have to do with politics?" Contributors use the Batman canon, from the comics to the feature films, to explore a broad range of issues in politics and political thought. What can Batman's role in Gotham City teach us about democracy? How do Batman's vigilantism and his violence fit within a society committed to the rule of law? What's the relationship between politics in Gotham and politics in our own communities? From Machiavelli to the fake news phenomenon, this book provides a compelling introduction to the politics behind one of the world's most enduring pop culture figures.

Damien K. Picariello is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina Sumter, USA

1. Introduction: I Don't Want Batman as President.- 2. Justice Unmasked.- 3. The Dark Knight: Toward a Democratic Tragedy.- 4. The Heroism of 'Sober Expectations'.- 5. Deconstructing Batman's Legitimacy: The Radical Political Critique of Christopher Nolan's Batman Cycle.- 6. Batman the Noble Dog: The Costs of Spiritedness for the Individual and Society.- 7. The Dark Prince of the Republic: Machiavelli, Batman, and Gotham City.- 8. The Lion, the Fox, and the Bat: The Animal Nature of Machiavelli's The Prince and Batman.- 9. Criminal Justice in Gotham: The Role of the Dark Knight.- 10. The Retributive Knight.- 11. Politics as 'the Product of Everything You Fear': Scarecrow as Phobia Entrepreneur.- 12. #FAKENEWS in Gotham City.- 13. Batgirls and the Politics of Feminism in Gotham.- 14. Dawn of Justice: Accountability, Revisioning, and Batman in the 21st Century.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.03.2019
Zusatzinfo	XV, 237 p. 8 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	462 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
Schlagworte	American Government • Batman • Christopher Nolan • comic studies • Corruption • criminal justice • Film Studies • Frank Miller • Hobbes • Machiavelli • Mass media • Plato • popular culture and politics • The Dark Knight
ISBN-10	3-030-05775-5 / 3030057755
ISBN-13	978-3-030-05775-6 / 9783030057756
Zustand	Neuware