The Man Who Laughs: The Changing Face of the Joker, from Gangster to Terrorist

Update: 2013-10-07

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The second American Studies lecture again looks at classic American comic books, this time turning its attention on Batman's arch-nemesis, the Joker. Throughout his long career the Joker has been portrayed as everything from a Chicago-inspired gangster, to traumatised victim, and ruthless terrorist - in this lecture we explore how each of those images reflected huge social and cultural changes in America.

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The Man Who Laughs: The Changing Face of the Joker, from Gangster to Terrorist

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