Batman and the Joker by Chris Richardson - 9780367409210

Taylor & Francis

Batman and the JokerContested Sexuality in Popular Culture\nAuthor(s): Chris Richardson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367409210, 978-0367409210\nSynopsis\nThis cultural analysis of visual and narrative elements within Batman comics provides an important exploration of the ways readers and creators negotiate gender, identity, and sexuality in popular culture. \n\nThematic chapters investigate how artists, writers, and fans engage with, challenge, and interpret gendered and sexual representations by focusing on one of the most popular and heated fictional rivalries ever inked: that of Batman and the Joker. The monograph provides critical insights into ways queer reading practices can open new forms of understanding that have generally remained implicit and unexplored in mainstream comics studies. \n\nThis accessible and interdisciplinary approach to the Caped Crusader and the Clown Prince of Crime engages divers.