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Short, Sue.

Darkness callsa critical investigation of neo-noir /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Darkness callsby Sue Short.
Reminder of title:	a critical investigation of neo-noir /
Author:	Short, Sue.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019.
Description:	viii, 261 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Film noirHistory and criticism.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13807-3
ISBN:	9783030138073$q(electronic bk.)

Darkness callsa critical investigation of neo-noir /
Short, Sue.

Darkness callsa critical investigation of neo-noir /[electronic resource] :by Sue Short. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019. - viii, 261 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

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.

ISBN: 9783030138073$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-13807-3doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

461639
Film noir
--History and criticism.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.9.F54 / S567 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4365

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