Nils Bothmann

Action, Detection and Shane Black (eBook, PDF)

Antiessentialist Genre Theory and Its Application

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Nils Bothmann applies antiessentialist genre theory to study the fusion of the action and the detection genre in the hybrid genre of detAction, 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 detAction.¿

Contents

¿Genre Theory

¿The Action Genre

¿The Detection Genre

¿The DetAction Genre

¿Close Readings of Shane Black's Work

Target Groups

¿Lecturers and students of communication studies, English studies, film and media scientists and culture scientists

¿Practitioners in film and media industries

The Author

Dr. Nils Bothmann is a film and media scholar. His research interests include genre theory, action movies, gender and crime fiction.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783658240783
• Artikelnr.: 54531161

Autorenporträt

Dr. Nils Bothmann is a film and media scholar. His research interests include genre theory, action movies, gender and crime fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Genre Theory.- The Action Genre.- The Detection Genre.- The DetAction Genre.- Close Readings of Shane Black's Work.