Gotham City Living
The Social Dynamics in the Batman Comics and Media
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
- Date of Publication 6 May 2021
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781350148901
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages224 pages
- Size 216x138 mm
- Weight 408 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 12 bw illus 159
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Long description:
Framing Gotham City as a microcosm of a modern-day metropolis, Gotham City Living posits this fictional setting as a hyper-aware archetype, demonstrative of the social, political and cultural tensions felt throughout urban America. Looking at the comics, graphic novels, films and television shows that form the Batman universe, this book demonstrates how the various creators of Gotham City have imagined a geography for the condition of America, the cast of characters acting as catalysts for a revaluation of established urban values. McCrystal breaks down representations of the city and its inhabitants into key sociological themes, focusing on youth, gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity, class disparity and criminality.
Surveying comic strip publications from the mid-20th century to modern depictions, this book explores a wide range of material from the universe as well as the most contemporary depictions of the caped crusader not yet fully addressed in a scholarly context. These include the works of Tom King and Gail Simone; the films by Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton; and the Batman animated series and Gotham television shows. Covering characters from Batman and Robin to Batgirl, Catwoman and Poison Ivy, Gotham City Living examines the Batman franchise as it has evolved, demonstrating how the city presents a timeline of social progression (and regression) in urban American society.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Youth and Gotham City: Raising Criminals, Training Vigilantes, and Influencing Readers
Chapter 2: Beyond Batman: Gender in Gotham City
Chapter 3: The Sexualized City: Violence, Power, and Liberation
Chapter 4: Pluralism and Identity Formation: Race and Ethnicity in Gotham City
Chapter 5: From the Slums to the Manors: Gotham City's Class Disparity
Chapter 6: Criminal Productivity: Gotham City's Most Wanted and Most Needed
Epilogue
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