In the same way that Stallone and Schwarzenegger played film heroes who came to embody the values of Ronald Reagan's aggressive conservative agenda in the 1980s, the 21st-century film narratives of Batman, Spider-Man and Superman reflect the policies of the Bush Doctrine after 9/11.
Capitalist superheroes: caped crusaders in the neoliberal age
โ Scribed by Dan Hassler-Forest
- Publisher
- Zero Books
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 722 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
In the same way that Stallone and Schwarzenegger played film heroes who came to embody the values of Ronald Reagan's aggressive conservative agenda in the 1980s, the 21st-century film narratives of Batman, Spider-Man and Superman reflect the policies of the Bush Doctrine after 9/11.
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