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Action, Detection and Shane Black
Antiessentialist Genre Theory and Its Application|
53,49 € |
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| Verlag: | VS Verlag |
| Format: | |
| Veröffentl.: | 11.11.2018 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783658240783 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
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Nils Bothmann applies antiessentialist genre theory to study the fusion of the action and the detection genre in the hybrid genre of <em>detAction</em>, focusing on the work of screenwriter and director Shane Black. After providing antiessentialist definitions of all three genres, the author undertakes close readings of Black’s work in order to analyze depictions of race and gender as well as the role of intermediality and genre hybridity in <em>detAction</em>.
Genre Theory.- The Action Genre.- The Detection Genre.- The <i>DetAction</i> Genre.- Close Readings of Shane Black’s Work.
<b>Dr. Nils Bothmann</b> is a film and media scholar. His research interests include genre theory, action movies, gender and crime fiction.
<div>Nils Bothmann applies antiessentialist genre theory to study the fusion of the action and the detection genre in the hybrid genre of <em>detAction</em>, focusing on the work of screenwriter and director Shane Black. After providing antiessentialist definitions of all three genres, the author undertakes close readings of Black’s work in order to analyze depictions of race and gender as well as the role of intermediality and genre hybridity in <em>detAction</em>.<br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Contents</b></div><div>■ Genre Theory</div><div>■ The Action Genre</div><div>■ The Detection Genre</div><div>■ The <i>DetAction</i> Genre</div><div>■ Close Readings of Shane Black’s Work</div><div><br></div><div><b>Target Groups</b></div>■ Lecturers and students of communication studies, English studies, film and media scientists and culture scientists<div>■ Practitioners in film and media industries</div><div><br></div><div><b>The Author</b></div><div><b>Dr. Nils Bothmann</b> is a film and media scholar. His research interests include genre theory, action movies, gender and crime fiction.</div><div><br></div>
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