Travis Langley
Auteur de Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
A propos de l'auteur
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.
Œuvres de Travis Langley
Game of Thrones Psychology: The Mind is Dark and Full of Terrors (2016) — Directeur de publication — 48 exemplaires
The Joker Psychology: Evil Clowns and the Women Who Love Them (Popular Culture Psychology) (2019) 12 exemplaires
Black Panther Psychology: Hidden Kingdoms (Volume 11) (Popular Culture Psychology) (2019) 2 exemplaires
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 17
- Membres
- 591
- Popularité
- #42,466
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 10
- ISBN
- 56
- Langues
- 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.… (plus d'informations)