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Batman’s Villains and Villainesses: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Arkham’s Souls

Batman’s Villains and Villainesses: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Arkham’s Souls


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While much of the scholarship on superhero narratives has focused on the heroes themselves, Batman’s Villains and Villainesses: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Arkham’s Souls takes into view the depiction of the villains and their lives, arguing that they often function as proxies for larger societal and philosophical themes. Approaching Gotham’s villains from a number of disciplinary backgrounds, the essays in this collection highlight how the villains’ multifaceted backgrounds, experiences, motivations, and behaviors allow for in-depth character analysis across varying levels of social life. Through investigating their cultural and scholarly relevance across the humanities and social sciences, the volume encourages both thoughtful reflection on the relationship between individuals and their social contexts and the use of villains (inside and outside of Gotham) as subjects of pedagogical and scholarly inquiry.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Not Exactly a Cowardly Lot: Gotham’s Villains Marco Favaro and Justin F. Martin Chapter 1. Death, Monk, and Strange: The Predecessors to the Supervillain in Detective Comics John Darowski Part I. Arkham City: The Asylum, the City and the Ones Who Rule Them Chapter 2. “This Place Isn’t a Prison”: Institutions, Choice, and the Case of Arkham Asylum Tony Spanakos and Damien K. Picariello Chapter 3. “You Can’t Fight City Hall!”: The Villains Hidden in Gotham’s Government Ian J. Drake and Matthew B. Lloyd Chapter 4. The Owls Nesting in the Bat’s City: Secrecy, Gotham’s Social Structures, and the Court of Owls James C. Taylor Part II. Confronting Batman: Outsiders, Doppelgängers and Parodies Chapter 5. The Mutants, the Sons of Batman, and the Long Shadow of the Bat Damien K. Picariello Chapter 6. Bane: the Man Who “Doppelgängered” the Bat Jesús Jiménez-Varea Chapter 7. Outcasts and Oppressors: Killer Moth and Killer Croc Jason D. DeHart Part III Creating a Villainous Identity: Form

About the Author :
Marco Favaro, is program manager at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Berlin. Justin F. Martin, is associate professor of psychology at Whitworth University.

Review :
This collection is educational and entertaining … a fascinating amalgamation of theoretical analyses that deal with power, alienation, and trauma by outlining a series of unique perspectives on the superhero genre … Any scholar studying or teaching literary theory would benefit from reading this book, as its combination of close reading and psychoanalytical methodologies advances the value of literary studies while being accessible to a general audience striving to claim an iota of expertise in the gothic-themed city of the DC universe. For serious readers of Batman comics and graphic novels, this book offers something for everyone. Many of the villains in Batman’s world are described and dissected, including corrupt politicians and police. Batman’s Villains and Villainesses is a fascinating collection of essays that explores the Caped Crusader's rogues gallery from a number of scholarly perspectives, challenging you to think about these familiar characters in new ways—definitely not a book for the cowardly or superstitious.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781666930832
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 352
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 549 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1666930830
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Arkham’s Souls
  • Width: 154 mm


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