Action, Detection and Shane Black: Antiessentialist Genre Theory and Its Application
Author:   Nils Bothmann
Publisher:   Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Edition:   2018 ed.
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9783658240776


Pages:   344
Publication Date:   19 November 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Action, Detection and Shane Black: Antiessentialist Genre Theory and Its Application


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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 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.​

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Author:   Nils Bothmann
Publisher:   Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Imprint:   Springer VS
Edition:   2018 ed.
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9783658240776


ISBN 10:   3658240776
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   19 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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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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