Batman Contributor(s): Yockey, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814338178 ISBN-13: 9780814338179 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 791.457 |
LCCN: 2013944342 |
Series: TV Milestones |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.12" W x 7.05" (0.38 lbs) 160 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: ABC's action-comedy series Batman (1966-68) famously offered a dual address in its wildly popular portayal of a comic book hero in a live action format. Children uncritically accepted the show's plots and characters, who were guided by lofty ideals and social values, while adults reacted to the clear parody of the values on display. In Batman, author Matt Yockey argues that the series served as a safe space for viewers to engage with changing attitudes about consumerism, politics, the Vietnam war, celebrity, race, and gender during a period when social meaning was increasingly contested in America. |