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Global Cities and Organized Crime: The Shifting Urban Landscape of Gotham.
- Source :
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Journal of Popular Culture . Feb2019, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p153-168. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The article discusses what the author refers to as the changing urban landscape in the television series "Gotham," and it mentions how "Gotham," which is a nickname for New York, New York, embraces the historical timeframe of the 1980s. According to the article, the fictional television city of Gotham struggles with issues involving organized crime, social inequality, and postindustrial capitalism, and social order. Global cities and the Batman comic book character are assessed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15405931
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Popular Culture
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134756805
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.12760