Genre Analysis: The Gangster, The Evolved Detective, And The Dark Knight

Genre Analysis: The Gangster, The Evolved Detective, and The Dark Knight examined Batman in post-9/11 American culture. Created for Batman fans as well as scholars, this revised master's thesis chronicled Batman across various media. This study revealed his lore is a working modern myth, and proved how Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight reflected a post-9/11 world. Some aspects utilized in this body of work were: - generic criticism, - semiotics, - film noir, - The P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act, - terrorism, - vigilantism, - the ticking bomb scenario, and - the prisoner's dilemma.

• • Author: Kamuela Kaneshiro
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Mar 06, 2018
• • Number of Pages: 102 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1985754355
• • ISBN-13: 9781985754355