03092nam 22005295 450 991048505070332120240724123103.09783030138073303013807010.1007/978-3-030-13807-3(CKB)4100000009273583(DE-He213)978-3-030-13807-3(MiAaPQ)EBC5896970(Perlego)3493262(EXLCZ)99410000000927358320190914d2019 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDarkness Calls A Critical Investigation of Neo-Noir /by Sue Short1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2019.1 online resource (VIII, 261 p. 1 illus.) 9783030138066 3030138062 1. Introduction: in pursuit of the neo-noir -- 2. Crime, corruption and social critique: a thematic overview of noir -- 3. Conflict and crisis: masculinity and noir -- 4. Fear and fantasy: women in noir -- 5. Noir by any other name?: generic confusion and diffusion -- 6. A lighter shade of noir: differing uses of comedy -- 7. Fatalism vs free will: nihilism and noir.This book examines the contrasting forms neo-noir has taken on screen, asking what prompts our continued interest in tales of criminality and moral uncertainty. Neo-noir plots are both familiar and diverse, found in a host of media formats today, and now span the globe. Yet despite its apparent prevalence-and increased academic attention-many core questions remain unanswered. What has propelled noir's appeal, half a century on after its supposed decline? What has led film-makers and series-creators to rework given tropes? What debates continue to divide critics? And why are we, as viewers, so drawn to stories that often show us at our worst? Referencing a range of films and series, citing critical work in the field-while also challenging many of the assumptions made-this book sets out to advance our understanding of a subject that has fascinated audiences and academics alike. Theories relating to gender identity and neo-noir's tricky generic status are discussed, together with an evaluation of differing comic inflections and socio-political concerns, concluding that, although neo-noir is capable of being both progressive and reactionary, it also mobilises potentially radical questions about who we are and what we might be capable of.Film genresSexGenre StudiesGender StudiesFilm genres.Sex.Genre Studies.Gender Studies.791.436791.4365Short Sueauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1226567MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910485050703321Darkness Calls2847971UNINA