James Bond Will Return

Critical Perspectives on the 007 Film Franchise
Herausgeber: Hines, Claire; Mcsweeney, Terence; Joy, Stuart

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Produktbeschreibung

Spanning the franchiseâ s entire history, from Sean Conneryâ s iconic swagger to Daniel Craigâ s rougher, more visceral interpretation of the superspy, James Bond Will Return offers both academic readers and fans a comprehensive view of the seriesâ s transformations against the backdrop of real-world geopolitical intrigue and sweeping social changes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 235mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9780231207416
• ISBN-10: 0231207417
• Artikelnr.: 69836583

Autorenporträt

Edited by Claire Hines, Terence McSweeney, and Stuart Joy

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Acknowledgments
Introduction: James Bond-Agent of Continuity and Change, by Claire Hines,
Terence McSweeney, and Stuart Joy
1. Bond and the New Elizabethans: Tradition and Modernity in Dr. No
(1962), by Laura Crossley
2. "A Real Labour of Love, as They Say": James Bond as a Sexual Plaything
in From Russia with Love (1963), by Lucy Bolton
3. The Midas Touch: Eastmancolor, the Bond Franchise, and Goldfinger
(1964), by Keith M. Johnston
4. The Popular Geopolitics of Thunderball (1965): Look Up, Look Down, and
Look Everywhere!, by Klaus Dodds
5. Bond in the East: Orientalism and the Exotic in You Only Live Twice
(1967), by Robert Shail
6. The Other Fellow: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), by James
Chapman
7. Diamonds Are Forever (1971): 007 and Transatlantic States of Emergency,
by Ian Scott
8. From Harlem to San Monique: Spatial Dichotomies, Voodoo, and Cultural
Identity in Live and Let Die (1973), by Fran Pheasant-Kelly
9. "We All Get Our Jollies One Way or Another": The Perversity and Pleasure
of Christopher Lee in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), by Julie Lobalzo
Wright
10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)-Nobody Does It Better: "Keeping the British
End Up" at a Time of National Crisis, by Terence McSweeney
11. Moonraker (1979) and the Canvas of Escapism, by Steven Gerrard
12. The Spectre of Death: Revenge and Retribution in For Your Eyes Only
(1981), by Stuart Joy
13. The (Clown) Suited Hero: James Bond, Costume, Gender and Disguise in
Octopussy (1983), by Claire Hines
14. Scowls and Cowls: Grace Jones, Costume Design, and A View to a Kill
(1985), by Randall Stevens
15. "A Time When Indiscriminating Bed-Hopping Is Definitely Not Advisable":
Safe-Sex References in the UK Press Reception of The Living Daylights
(1987), by Stephanie Jones
16. Bond in the New World Orders: Licence to Kill (1989), by Stacey Peebles
17. Cold War Nostalgia, (Geo)Political Progress, and James Bond in
GoldenEye (1995), by Tatiana Konrad
18. Bond by the Numbers: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), by Llewella Chapman
19. Bond at the Crossroads: The World Is Not Enough (1999), by Tobias
Hochscherf
20. The Digital Domain of Die Another Day (2002), by Christopher Holliday
21. What Matters More: Hierarchies of Value in Casino Royale (2006), by
Christine Muller
22. "Like a Bullet . . .": Speed, Economy, and Canonical Continuity in
Quantum of Solace (2008), by Estella Tincknell
23. "Sometimes the Old Ways Are the Best": Technology and the Body in a
Gothic Reading of Sam Mendes's Skyfall (2012), by Monica Germanà
24. "It's Always Been Me": Spectrality, Hauntings, and Retcon in Spectre
(2015), by James Smith
25. No Time to Die (2021) and The Spy Who Loved #MeToo?, by Terence
McSweeney and Stuart Joy
Selected Bibliography
Contributors
Index