Travis Langley
Auteur van Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
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Travis Langley is a distinguished professor of psychology. An organizer of the Comics Arts Conference, he is a psychologist who speaks regularly on heroism and the power of story at conventions, organizations, and events throughout the world-especially the psychology of Gotham's Dark Knight.
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- Werken
- 17
- Leden
- 591
- Populariteit
- #42,466
- Waardering
- 3.7
- Besprekingen
- 10
- ISBNs
- 56
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- 2
That was where I found this book disappointing, because there's actually no social commentary at all. That said, the psychological analyses of Tony Stark and Steve Rogers is mostly interesting. I particularly enjoyed examining both through the lens of post-traumatic stress disorder, given their life experiences, and how that influences their heroic actions and the turmoil of their personal lives. There are several really great chapters on this and similar inspections, and then the writing slips into several Freudian analyses, for which I have little interest or patience.
If you're a fan of the characters, then this is an interesting book, and a fairly quick read. I recommend going into it without the expectations that I held, though. Otherwise, you will almost certainly feel let down.… (meer)