Graphic justice : intersections of comics and law / edited by Thomas Giddens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Giddens, Thomas, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comic books, strips, etc--United States--History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Graphic novels.

United States.

Graphic novels--History and criticism.

Law and literature.

Justice in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiii, 258 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"Establishing the medium of graphic fiction as a critical resource for interdisciplinary legal studies, this collection is the first to address the intersection of comics and law. Graphic fiction has gained enormous cultural capital and academic interest over recent years. Comics-inspired films fill our cinemas and superhero merchandise fills the shelves of supermarkets. In short, our culture is suffused with a comic book aesthetic: as, for example, the Occupy movement appropriates the mask of V, from the comic work V for Vendetta; and, tragically, as James Holmess murderous rampage through a Colorado movie theatre, seemingly sees him styling himself after Batmans arch nemesis, the Joker. From mass entertainment and consumerism to political activism and violence, we are surrounded by emanations of graphic storytelling. Meanwhile, the rise of academic disciplines such as comics studies demonstrates that the medium contains much more depth than the common assumption of its simplicity and juvenility might suggest. Against this background, comics offer an important resource for making sense of the contemporary place and role of law"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Thomas Giddens

Lex comica : on comics and legal theory / Thomas Giddens

Holy blurring of core copyright principles, Batmobile! / Kim Barker

Devil's advocate : representation in heroic fiction, Daredevil and the law / Graham Ferris and Cleo Lunt

I am the law teacher! : an experiential approach using Judge Dredd to teach constitutional law / Richard Glancey

Not foresighting, not answering : using graphic fiction to interrogate social and regulatory issues in biomedicine / Shawn He Harmon

Law and the machine : fluid and mechanical selfhood in the Ghost in the shell / Thomas Giddens

When (super)heroes kill : vigilantism and deathworthiness in Justice League, Red team, and the Christopher Dorner killing spree / Nickie D. Phillips and Staci Strobl

Extreme restorative justice : the politics of vigilantism in Vertigo's 100 bullets / Angus Nurse

Violent lives, ending violently? : justice, ideology and spectatorship in Watchmen / James Petty

Stepping off the page : "British Batman" as legal superhero / Nic Groombridge

The hero we need, not the one we deserve : vigilantism and the state of exception in Batman Incorporated / Chris Comerford

Judge, jury and executioner : Judge Dredd, Jacques Derrida, drones / Chris Lloyd

Crimes against (super)humanity : graphic forms of justice and governance / Chris Boge

Graphic reporting : human rights violations through the lens of graphic novels / Jérémie Gilbert and David Keane.

Notes:

"GlassHouse book"

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138787995

113878799X

OCLC:

876350802