TY - RPRT

T1 - Batman

T2 - Ondskab og handicap i et skævt perspektiv

AU - Eriksen, Camilla Bruun

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - The comic universe of Batman is a universe very much defined by dualismssuch as: good/evil, true/false, strong/weak, beautiful/ugly. Positive meaningsoften define the strong, male superhero, Batman, while the negative describe theevil villain. Within this universe disability plays an essential role as mostvillains have either a mental or a physical disability. While the first part of thisproject looks into the concept of ‘disability’ and theory surrounding it, thesecond part focuses on three main areas: Gotham City, The Hero and TheVillain in order to highlight normative understandings of able bodied identity.Using queer- and crip theory this project then investigates how the disabledbody is linked to evil, and how categories such as sexuality, gender, and bodilypractices are used to underline the difference between the disabled villain andBatman. Lastly, an effort is made to portray the villain as an ‘ability-troublemaker’ trying to upset the established social and cultural order of things insteadof an always already evil and bitter character.

AB - The comic universe of Batman is a universe very much defined by dualismssuch as: good/evil, true/false, strong/weak, beautiful/ugly. Positive meaningsoften define the strong, male superhero, Batman, while the negative describe theevil villain. Within this universe disability plays an essential role as mostvillains have either a mental or a physical disability. While the first part of thisproject looks into the concept of ‘disability’ and theory surrounding it, thesecond part focuses on three main areas: Gotham City, The Hero and TheVillain in order to highlight normative understandings of able bodied identity.Using queer- and crip theory this project then investigates how the disabledbody is linked to evil, and how categories such as sexuality, gender, and bodilypractices are used to underline the difference between the disabled villain andBatman. Lastly, an effort is made to portray the villain as an ‘ability-troublemaker’ trying to upset the established social and cultural order of things insteadof an always already evil and bitter character.

M3 - Rapport

BT - Batman

ER -