Batman and the Multiplicity of Identity - The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero As Cultural Nexus

List of contents

1. Introduction: "Always Be Batman"
2. Batman and Multiplicity: Stability and Variation
3. Batman and Sexuality: Secret Identities, Lust and Romance
4. Batman and Sons: Family and Patriarchal Authority
5. The Bat-Women: Caped Crusaders and Costumed Feminism
6. The Other Batmen: Whiteness, Appropriation and Colonization
7. Batman and Villainy: The Dark Side of the Dark Knight
8. "I’m the Goshdarn Batman!" Affect and the Aesthetics of Cute Batman

About the author

Jeffrey A. Brown is a Professor in the Department of Popular Culture and The School of Critical and Cultural Studies at Bowling Green State University, USA

Summary

Concentrating primarily on contemporary depictions of Batman in the comic books, this book analyzes why Batman is so immensely popular right now in America and globally, and how the fictional Dark Knight reveals both new cultural concerns and longstanding beliefs about American values.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey A. Brown, Brown Jeffrey A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138302853
• ISBN: 978-1-138-30285-3
• No. of pages: 226
• Series: Routledge Advances in Comics Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Superheroes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General