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The Many Lives of the Batman Critical Approaches to a Superhero and his Media

228 Pages

by Routledge

228 Pages

by Routledge

228 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1991, The Many Lives of the Batman is a serious academic exploration of the cultural phenomenon called Batman. Marketing savvy alone did not build the Batman’s extraordinary success; it encompasses a variety of audiences who have embraced the hero through a collage of different media manifestations during his long history. Batman’s overlapping lives are illuminated in this... Read more

Acknowledgements Holy Shifting Signifies: Foreword Tony Bennet Contributors Introduction William Uricchio and Roberta E. Pearson 1. Batman: Commodity as Myth Bill Boichel 2. Notes from The Batcave: An Interview with Dennis O’Neil Roberta E. Pearson and William Uricchio 3. Batman and the Twilight of the Idols: An Interview with Frank Miller Christopher Sharrett 4. "Holy Commodity Fetish, Batman!": The Political Economy of a Commercial Intertext Eileen Meehan 5. Batman and His Audience: The Dialectic of Culture Patrick Parsons 6. Batman: The Ethnography Camille Bacon-Smith with Tyrone Yarborough 7. Same Bat Channel, Different Bat Times: Mass Culture and Popular Memory Lynn Spigel and Henry Jenkins 8. Batman, Deviance and Camp Andy Medhurst 9. Batman: The Movie, Narrative: The Hyperconscious Jim Collins 10. "I’m Not Fooled by That Cheap Disguise" William Uricchio and Roberta E. Pearson