Breaking Down Joker: Violence, Loneliness, Tragedy

Breaking Down Joker explores the aesthetic and ideological representations of the landmark film within the social and cultural context of its release, with contributions from scholars from various disciplines. The collection addresses themes such as white masculinity, identity and perversion, social class and mobility, urban loneliness, movement and music, and reception and activism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 218 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Breaking Down Joker: A Comprehensive Examination of a Landmark Film and Media Event

Joker, a film that has been both celebrated and derided, offers a compelling and multi-disciplinary examination of a landmark event in film and media history. Released at a time of unprecedented social malaise, Joker delves into its aesthetic and ideological representations within the social and cultural context in which it was created. This comprehensive collection, brought together by an international team of authors, explores Joker's visual cues, subtexts, emotional connections, corrosive ideologies, and the complex messages it conveys.

The chapters in this book address a wide range of themes, including white masculinity, identity and perversion, social class and mobility, urban loneliness, movement and music, and the reception and activism surrounding the film. Contributions from scholars from diverse fields such as screen studies, theatre and performance studies, psychology and psychoanalysis, geography, cultural studies, and sociology provide a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to analyzing this pivotal film text.

This fully interdisciplinary collection will be of great importance to scholars, students, and researchers in these areas, offering a comprehensive operational cross-examination of Joker and its lasting impact on film and media studies.

Weight: 368g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367774257