Rafael Carrión-Arias

Gebundenes Buch

Batman and the Shadows of Modernity

A Critical Genealogy on Contemporary Hero in the Age of Nihilism

Beschreibung

This book aims to study the Batman narrative, or Bat-narrative, from the point of view of its nodal relationship to modern narrative. To this end, it offers for the first time a new type of methodology adequate to the object, which delves both into materials scarcely studied in this context and well-known materials seen in a new light. This is a multidisciplinary work aimed at both the specialist and the global reader, bringing together comic studies, philosophical criticism, and literary criticism in a debate on the fate of our current global civilization.

Autor

Rafael Carrión-Arias is a professor of Philosophy and Literature at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). He is also a specialist in cinema and comics. He has been a visiting researcher at numerous internationally renowned research institutions (Stanford University, UCLA, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Cape Town, Moscow Lomonosov University, Taras Shevchenko Universitet Kyiv, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, etc.). He has collaborated with the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences on the critical edition in German of the complete works of Marx and Engels (MEGA II) and has been a research associate at the Marc-Bloch Center (CNRS/Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). He has been a regular contributor to the M. Gorki Institute of International Literature of the Moscow Academy of Sciences. He has translated Nietzsche into Spanish.

Produktdetails

• Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 505g
• ISBN-13: 9781032423142
• ISBN-10: 1032423145
• Artikelnr.: 70149639

Rezensionen

"[...] Batman and the Shadows of Modernity offers a significant contribution to both superhero studies and broader philosophical discourse. By positioning Batman as a figure intertwined with the moral uncertainties and existential struggles of the modern world, Carrión-Arias transcends typical superhero analysis and opens up new avenues for understanding the character's cultural relevance. This book not only deepens our appreciation for Batman as a reflection of modern nihilism but also lays the groundwork for future scholarship on how superheroes function as ideological symbols in an era marked by fragmentation and crisis. As both a cultural critique and a philosophical treatise, Batman and the Shadows of Modernity stands as an essential

text for scholars, philosophers, and comic book enthusiasts alike, one that will likely shape future discussions on the intersection of power, identity, and morality in the superhero genre."

Felipe Rodolfo Hendriksen, International Journal of Comic Art

"The book seeks to trace a genealogy around the conception of the modern hero, in clear relation to a nihilistic reading of it, trying to locate in it the figure of Batman as the foundational superhero of modern heroism. To do so, he tries to analyze the elements that nurture the character and that elevate him to this category in a masterful way [...]."

Andrea Hormaechea Ocaña, CuCo, Cuadernos de cómic

["[E]l libro busca trazar una genealogía en torno a la concepción de héroe moderno, en clara relación con una lectura nihilista del mismo, tratando de ubicar en ella a la figura de Batman como superhéroe fundacional de la heroicidad moderna. Para ello, trata de analizar los elementos que nutren al personaje y que lo elevan a esta categoría de forma magistral [...]."

Andrea Hormaechea Ocaña, CuCo, Cuadernos de cómic]