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DARKNESS CALLS - SUE SHORT GEBUNDEN

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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