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Darkness Calls - A Critical Investigation of Neo-Noir (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
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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.
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