Analyzing a cultural icon by will brooker at indigo. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Will brooker, the batman expert and author of batman unmasked, imagines if orson welles had played bane in 1966. This isnt a simple polemic or surfaceshallow analysis. Batman unmasked ebook by will brooker rakuten kobo. Advertisement 2 robin was originally planned to appear in one issue, and then possibly disappear forever. Analysing a cultural icon by will brooker paperback, 2001 at the best online prices at ebay. The idea of analyzing batman as a serious cultural icon may seem laughable until one realizes that there is some sixty years of history to the character and his companions. Brooker reveals the struggles over batman s meaning by shining a light on the cultural.
Analyzing a cultural icon by will brooker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Brooker will 2000 batman unmasked analyzing a cultural icon new york continuum from poli sci 2143 at western university. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Brooker will 2000 batman unmasked analyzing a cultural. Analysing a cultural icon reprint by will brooker isbn. Will brooker lays out some excellent ideas concerning the development of batman from his origins nearly a century ago. This is not a pop culture book this is an analysis of culture. An inside look at the lost batman 66 episode, featuring. Analyzing a cultural icon by brooker and will brooker 2001, hardcover at the. Over the sixty years of his existence, batman has encountered an impressive array of cultural icons. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Read batman unmasked analyzing a cultural icon by will brooker available from rakuten kobo. Batman has been there through most of the 20th century, so theres something to analyze. This acclaimed book examines what batman means and has meant to the various audiences, groups and communities who have tried to control and interpret him over the decades.
This book usefully expands uponathe many lives of batman. Over the sixty years of his existence, batman has encountered an impressive array of cultural icons and has gradually become one himself. In this forensic examination of texts that have featured the signifier batman during the past 60 years, brooker post modern after images investigates four key moments in batman s historydmoments. This was a remarkable analysis of batman as a cultural icon. Recommendedaolibrary journala historical, detailed, deep analysis of batman as a cultural icon in america.
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