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    Capitalist Superheroes: Caped Crusaders in the Neoliberal Age

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    ISBN: 9781780991795
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    AuthorHASSLER-FOREST DAN
    Pub Date14/12/2012
    BindingPaperback
    Pages285
    Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
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    By combining indepth analyses of numerous major superhero films from this era with astute readings of contemporary critical theory, this book offers accessible and academically potent insight into the complex interplay between politics, ideology, and entertainment in the 21st century.

    In the same way that Stallone and Schwarzenegger played film heroes who came to embody the values of Ronald Reagans aggressive conservative agenda in the 1980s, the 21st-century film narratives of "Batman", "Spider-Man" and "Superman" reflect the policies of the Bush Doctrine after 9/11. This book offers a groundbreaking study of the relationship that exists between post-9/11 American politics and the contemporary superhero movie phenomenon. No other Hollywood subgenre was as consistently popular during the George W. Bush presidency, as films such as "Spider-Man", "Superman Returns", "Iron Man", and "The Dark Knight" embodied the key contradictions that inform the cultural and political life of the post-9/11 years. By combining indepth analyses of numerous major superhero films from this era with astute readings of contemporary critical theory, this book offers accessible and academically potent insight into the complex interplay between politics, ideology, and entertainment in the 21st century.