Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007

The twenty-fifth James Bond film, No Time To Die, was released in 2021, and the book The Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007 explores the enduring appeal of the Bond phenomenon by examining the non-canonical texts and contexts that surround the cultural life of James Bond.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 334 pages
\n Publication date: 15 October 2020
\n Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
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The long-awaited release of No Time To Die in 2021 marks the twenty-fifth installment in the iconic James Bond film series, a cinematic journey that has captivated audiences worldwide since the debut of Dr. No in 1962. Over the decades, James Bond has transcended boundaries of ideology, nation, empire, gender, race, ethnicity, and generation, becoming an enduring icon of western popular culture. In The Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007, author Markus Zusak delves into the enigmatic allure of the Bond phenomenon by exploring the non-canonical texts and contexts that shape the cultural life of James Bond. Spanning over fifty years of political, social, and cultural transformations, the fifteen chapters of this book examine the Bond-brand beyond the film series and across various media platforms, while also recognizing these ancillary texts and contexts as sites of negotiation with the Eon franchise.

The release of No Time To Die in 2021 heralds the arrival of the twenty-fifth installment in the James Bond film series, a cinematic journey that has captivated audiences worldwide since the debut of Dr. No in 1962. Over the decades, James Bond has transcended boundaries of ideology, nation, empire, gender, race, ethnicity, and generation, becoming an enduring icon of western popular culture. In The Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007, author Markus Zusak delves into the enigmatic allure of the Bond phenomenon by exploring the non-canonical texts and contexts that shape the cultural life of James Bond. Spanning over fifty years of political, social, and cultural transformations, the fifteen chapters of this book examine the Bond-brand beyond the film series and across various media platforms, while also recognizing these ancillary texts and contexts as sites of negotiation with the Eon franchise.

Since the release of Dr. No in 1962, the cinematic James Bond has expedited the transformation of Ian Fleming's literary creation into an icon of western popular culture that has captivated audiences across the globe by transcending barriers of ideology, nation, empire, gender, race, ethnicity, and generation. The Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007 untangles the seemingly perpetual allure of the Bond phenomenon by looking at the non-canonical texts and contexts that encompass the cultural life of James Bond. Chronicling the evolution of the British secret agent over half a century of political, social, and cultural permutations, the fifteen chapters examine the Bond-brand beyond the film series and across media platforms while understanding these ancillary texts and contexts as sites of negotiation with the Eon franchise.

The long-awaited release of No Time To Die in 2021 marks the twenty-fifth installment in the iconic James Bond film series, a cinematic journey that has captivated audiences worldwide since the debut of Dr. No in 1962. Over the decades, James Bond has transcended boundaries of ideology, nation, empire, gender, race, ethnicity, and generation, becoming an enduring icon of western popular culture. In The Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007, author Markus Zusak delves into the enigmatic allure of the Bond phenomenon by exploring the non-canonical texts and contexts that shape the cultural life of James Bond. Spanning over fifty years of political, social, and cultural transformations, the fifteen chapters of this book examine the Bond-brand beyond the film series and across various media platforms, while also recognizing these ancillary texts and contexts as sites of negotiation with the Eon franchise.

\n Weight: 660g\n
Dimension: 208 x 241 x 26 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9789462982185\n
Edition number: 0\n