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“Why So Serious?” Comics, Film and Politics, or the Comic Book Film as the Answer to the Question of Identity and Narrative in a Post-9/11 World

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2009, Master of Arts, Miami University, Mass Communication.
This thesis analyzes a trend in a subgenre of motion pictures that are designed to not only entertain, but also provide a message for the modern world after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The analysis provides a critical look at three different films as artifacts of post-9/11 culture, showing how the integration of certain elements made them allegorical works regarding the status of the United States in the aftermath of the attacks. Jean Baudrillard’s postmodern theory of simulation and simulacra was utilized to provide a context for the films that tap into themes reflecting post-9/11 reality. The results were analyzed by critically examining the source material, with a cultural criticism emerging regarding the progression of this subgenre of motion pictures as meaningful work.
Bruce Drushel, PhD (Committee Chair)
Ronald Scott, PhD (Committee Member)
David Sholle, PhD (Committee Member)
114 p.

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  • Moody, K. A. (2009). “Why So Serious?” Comics, Film and Politics, or the Comic Book Film as the Answer to the Question of Identity and Narrative in a Post-9/11 World [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1249507295

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Moody, Kyle. “Why So Serious?” Comics, Film and Politics, or the Comic Book Film as the Answer to the Question of Identity and Narrative in a Post-9/11 World. 2009. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1249507295.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Moody, Kyle. "“Why So Serious?” Comics, Film and Politics, or the Comic Book Film as the Answer to the Question of Identity and Narrative in a Post-9/11 World." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1249507295

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)