| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 289 pages) |
| Series |
Alternative criminology series |
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Alternative criminology series.
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| Contents |
Holy criminology, Batman! : comics and constructions of crime and justice -- "Crime doesn't pay" : a brief history of crime and justice themes in comic books -- The world is shifting : terrorism, xenophobia, and comic books after 9/11 -- A better tomorrow : apocalypse, utopia, and the crime problem -- "That's the trouble with a bad seed" : villains and the embodiment of evil -- "Aren't we supposed to be the good guys?" : heroes, deathworthiness, and paths to justice -- "Take down the bad guys, save the girl" : gender, sexual orientation, and comic book justice -- "Aren't there any brown people in this world?" : race, ethnicity, and crime fighting -- Apocalyptic incapacitation : the "maximum-maximum" response to crime -- Conclusion : ultimate justice -- Appendix : sample and methodology |
| Summary |
Carrying ahead the project of cultural criminology, [the authors] dare to take seriously that which amuses and entertains us--and to find in it the most significant of themes. Audiences, images, ideologies of justice and injustic--all populate the pages of [this book]. The result is an analysis as colorful as a good comic, and as sharp as the point on a superhero's sword. --Jeff Ferrell, author of Empire of Scrounge |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-282) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism
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Crime in comics.
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Justice in comics.
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Social values in comics
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Contemporary Women.
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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Crime & Mystery.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Justice in comics
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Crime in comics
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Comic books, strips, etc.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Comics criticism
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Comics criticism.
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Critiques de bandes dessinées et de romans graphiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Strobl, Staci.
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| ISBN |
9780814762738 |
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0814762735 |
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