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Action, Detection and Shane Black

Antiessentialist Genre Theory and Its Application

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Nils Bothmann

    1. Cologne, Germany

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction: Genre, Authorship and Shane Black

    • Nils Bothmann
    Pages 1-10

  3. Genre Theory

    • Nils Bothmann
    Pages 11-54

  4. The Action Genre

    • Nils Bothmann
    Pages 55-103

  5. The Detection Genre

    • Nils Bothmann
    Pages 105-129

  6. The DetAction Genre

    • Nils Bothmann
    Pages 131-171

  7. Close Readings of Shane Black’s Work

    • Nils Bothmann
    Pages 173-282

  8. Conclusion: The State of DetAction

    • Nils Bothmann
    Pages 283-291

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 293-344
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About this book

Nils Bothmann applies antiessentialist genre theory to study the fusion of the action and the detection genre in the hybrid genre of detAction, focusing on the work of screenwriter and director Shane Black. After providing antiessentialist definitions of all three genres, the author undertakes close readings of Black’s work in order to analyze depictions of race and gender as well as the role of intermediality and genre hybridity in detAction.​

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cologne, Germany

    Nils Bothmann

About the author

Dr. Nils Bothmann is a film and media scholar. His research interests include genre theory, action movies, gender and crime fiction.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Action, Detection and Shane Black

  • Book Subtitle: Antiessentialist Genre Theory and Its Application

  • Authors: Nils Bothmann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24078-3

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-24077-6Published: 19 November 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-24078-3Published: 11 November 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 344

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: American Cinema and TV, Popular Culture , Genre

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