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Politics in Gotham

Damien K. Picariello, ed.

Overview

AuthorsDamien K. Picariello, ed.

Year2019

KindBook

ShelfEthics

FromConversations ep. 5, Christopher Robichaud

SubjectsPolitical thought, Popular culture, Justice, Authority

The work

Through the world of Batman, this collection explores enduring questions of justice, authority, fear, vigilantism, corruption, and civic responsibility. Essays by leading scholars reveal how fictional worlds can sharpen our understanding of real political and ethical life, and how popular culture can become a serious vehicle for philosophical reflection.

Full title: Politics in Gotham: The Batman Universe and Political Thought.

The authors

Damien K. Picariello is a political scientist at the University of South Carolina Sumter.

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