Description
| Product ID: | 9780367774257 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Film Studies |
| Title: | Breaking Down Joker |
| Subtitle: | Violence, Loneliness, Tragedy |
| Authors: | Author: Sean Redmond |
| Page Count: | 218 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Performance art, Theatre studies, Film history, theory or criticism, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Memoirs, true stories and non-fiction, Philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social and political philosophy, Popular culture, Media studies, Urban communities, Gender studies: men and boys, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Social, group or collective psychology, Psychology: emotions, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Political campaigning and advertising, Psychotherapy, Performance art, Theatre studies, Film theory & criticism, Graphic novels: literary & memoirs, Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Popular culture, Media studies, Urban communities, Gender studies: men, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Social, group or collective psychology, Psychology: emotions, Sexual behaviour, Political campaigning & advertising, Psychotherapy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Breaking Down Joker offers a compelling, multi-disciplinary examination of a landmark film and media event that was simultaneously both celebrated and breaks down the movie to explore its aesthetic and ideological representations within the social and cultural context in which it was released. Breaking Down Joker offers a compelling, multi-disciplinary examination of a landmark film and media event that was simultaneously both celebrated and derided, and which arrived at a time of unprecedented social malaise. The collection breaks down Joker to explore its aesthetic and ideological representations within the social and cultural context in which it was released. An international team of authors explore Joker’s sightlines and subtexts, the affective relationships, corrosive ideologies, and damning, if ambivalent, messages of this film. The chapters address such themes as white masculinity, identity and perversion, social class and mobility, urban loneliness, movement and music, and questions of reception and activism. With contributions from scholars from screen studies, theatre and performance studies, psychology and psychoanalysis, geography, cultural studies, and sociology, this fully interdisciplinary collection offers a uniquely multiple operational cross-examination of this pivotal film text and will be of great importance to scholars, students, and researchers in these areas. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-25 |
