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245 10 a| Who watches the watchmen :b| the revaluation of the superhero in the nihilistic world of Alan Moore's Watchmen /c| by Stacy Ryan Ange.;

260 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| East Carolina University,c| 2011.;

300 a| 92 pages :b| digital, PDF file;

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538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web.;

502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2011.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.;

500 a| Advisor: Ken Parille.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jan. 25, 2012).;

520 3 a| Alan Moore's comic book series Watchmen is unique in comic book history in that it possesses a multi-layered, multi-interpretive structure and complex philosophically driven narrative. One of the novel approaches of Watchmen is Moore's treatment of superheroes, revealing in their realistic psychological portrayals the inherent pathologies present in a person who presumes to act on behalf of a society, even if their justification is one of benevolence. In a postmodern world where God is absent and humans are left to construct their own belief systems independent of a creator, the superheroes of Watchmen are more often than not just as morally troubling as the villains of the comic. It is Moore's revaluation of the superhero, by placing the superhero archetype in a largely nihilistic alternate universe that brings into relief the problematic existence of such super-powered beings, and questions their authority and justification to act on behalf of the world. Moore ultimately asks readers to make qualitative distinctions between the moral approaches his superheroes apply, generally revaluate the morality and ideals superheroes represent, and last, but not least, use their own critical reasoning to take responsibility for their lives and their own moral systems. Moore, in effect, asks readers to apply the kind of heroism his superheroes fail to exemplify: hopefully, a heroism validated by their own authentic search for truth.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

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Who watches the watchmen : the revaluation of the superhero in the nihilistic world of Alan Moore's Watchmen / by Stacy Ryan Ange.

Author/creator	Ange, Stacy Ryan
Other author	Parille, Ken.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication Info	[Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2011.
Description	92 pages : digital, PDF file
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Moore, Alan, 1953- Watchmen. Comic books, strips, etc.--Themes, motives. Superheroes.

Summary	Alan Moore's comic book series Watchmen is unique in comic book history in that it possesses a multi-layered, multi-interpretive structure and complex philosophically driven narrative. One of the novel approaches of Watchmen is Moore's treatment of superheroes, revealing in their realistic psychological portrayals the inherent pathologies present in a person who presumes to act on behalf of a society, even if their justification is one of benevolence. In a postmodern world where God is absent and humans are left to construct their own belief systems independent of a creator, the superheroes of Watchmen are more often than not just as morally troubling as the villains of the comic. It is Moore's revaluation of the superhero, by placing the superhero archetype in a largely nihilistic alternate universe that brings into relief the problematic existence of such super-powered beings, and questions their authority and justification to act on behalf of the world. Moore ultimately asks readers to make qualitative distinctions between the moral approaches his superheroes apply, generally revaluate the morality and ideals superheroes represent, and last, but not least, use their own critical reasoning to take responsibility for their lives and their own moral systems. Moore, in effect, asks readers to apply the kind of heroism his superheroes fail to exemplify: hopefully, a heroism validated by their own authentic search for truth.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.
General note	Advisor: Ken Parille.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jan. 25, 2012).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2011.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Who watches the watchmen : the revaluation of the superhero in the nihilistic world of Alan Moore's Watchmen / by Stacy Ryan Ange.

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