Superheroes: A scientist and a historian debate the biggest movie genre of today - Couverture souple

Fitzgerald, Barry W.; Augé, Etienne F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9083069648 ISBN 13 : 9789083069647

Editeur : Bot Uitgevers, 2024

Synopsis

It is the most popular film genre of the moment, and everyone has an opinion about it, whether it’s in the pub, in a café, or at universities.

Etienne F. Augé and Barry W. Fitzgerald crossed paths during a panel on superheroes at Erasmus University in Rotterdam a few years back. Barry is a physicist, Etienne a historian. And both of them are big fans of superheroes.

In Superheroes, they combine their scientific and historian powers in search of the ultimate answers to the key themes within this vast film genre. What is a superhero? What are the ethical dilemmas within the genre? How realistic is the science of superheroes? And what is the future of the superhero?

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It is the most popular film genre of the moment, and everyone has an opinion about it, whether it’s in the pub, in a café, or at universities.

Etienne F. Augé and Barry W. Fitzgerald crossed paths during a panel on superheroes at Erasmus University in Rotterdam a few years back. Barry is a physicist, Etienne a historian. And both of them are big fans of superheroes.

In Superheroes, they combine their scientific and historian powers in search of the ultimate answers to the key themes within this vast film genre. What is a superhero? What are the ethical dilemmas within the genre? How realistic is the science of superheroes? And what is the future of the superhero?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bot Uitgevers
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9083069648
• ISBN 13: 9789083069647
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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