Social History
V for Vendetta (film). (2017, September 24). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)
V for Vendetta. (2017, September 11). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta#Film
These two pages contains an overview of the film and comic respectively as well as some information on its themes, reception, and influences with a specific focus on the socio-political dimension (which I will be focusing on in my analysis). The first source (concerning the film) has more information and the second source (concerning the comic).
Amerithrax. (2010, November 30). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
https://vault.fbi.gov/Amerithrax
The above source is from the FBI database concerning the Amerithrax (American Anthrax) terrorist attack. This is to the film as the cold war was to the comic in the sense that, in the film the United Kingdom is recovering from the fictional St. Mary's Virus which is analogous to the anthrax virus if it ever reached a larger scale.
Cold War (1979–85). (2017, September 19). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_(1979%E2%80%9385)
The above source provides some context to the cold war, which turned into a nuclear conflict in the comic. This is to the comic what the amerithrax scare was to the film.
What is Thatcherism? (2013, April 10). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-22079683
Glass, A., Troy, T., Trickey, E., Shafer, J., & Handjani, B. S. (2007, October 26). Bush signs the
Patriot Act Oct. 26, 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
http://www.politico.com/story/2007/10/bush-signs-the-patriot-act-oct-26-2001-006564
Thatcher and Bush are often cited as inspirations for the comic and film respectively. Thatcher's "return to traditional values" and Bush's focus on mass incarceration and the patriot act are good parallels to the sort of authoritarian behavior that is depicted in the comic and film.
Genre
Mourby, A. (2003). Dystopia: Who Needs It?. History Today, 53(12), 16-17
http://bulldogs.tlu.edu:2067/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&sid=1d6cdedf-c2d9-46bb-8623- e66a44637fd3%40sessionmgr103
The above article offers an overview of dystopian literature as a whole, which offers a background for both the comic and the film as they exist in a broader artistic context.
Sturgis, A. H. (2014). Not Your Parents' Dystopias. Reason, 46(5), 46
http://bulldogs.tlu.edu:2067/eds/detail/detail?vid=22&sid=1d6cdedf-c2d9-46bb-8623-
e66a44637fd3%40sessionmgr103&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ
%3d%3d#AN=97787001&db=f5h
The above article covers current young adult dystopian literature (and to a lesser extent the film adaptations). This offers a good contemporary connection to draw from.
Additional sources
Carretero-González, M. (2011). Sympathy for the Devil: The Hero is a Terrorist in V for Vendetta. At
The Interface / Probing The Boundaries, 63199-
210. http://bulldogs.tlu.edu:2088/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=2&sid=41c7b884-2e6d-4a40-
8177-546e50d35e85%40sessionmgr4007
The above article covers V for Vendetta as a post 9/11 film, paying particular attention to the protagonist's role as a terrorist. This article is very much in line with what I am focusing on and will be a valuable resource.
V for Vendetta (film). (2017, September 24). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)
V for Vendetta. (2017, September 11). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta#Film
These two pages contains an overview of the film and comic respectively as well as some information on its themes, reception, and influences with a specific focus on the socio-political dimension (which I will be focusing on in my analysis). The first source (concerning the film) has more information and the second source (concerning the comic).
Amerithrax. (2010, November 30). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
https://vault.fbi.gov/Amerithrax
The above source is from the FBI database concerning the Amerithrax (American Anthrax) terrorist attack. This is to the film as the cold war was to the comic in the sense that, in the film the United Kingdom is recovering from the fictional St. Mary's Virus which is analogous to the anthrax virus if it ever reached a larger scale.
Cold War (1979–85). (2017, September 19). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_(1979%E2%80%9385)
The above source provides some context to the cold war, which turned into a nuclear conflict in the comic. This is to the comic what the amerithrax scare was to the film.
What is Thatcherism? (2013, April 10). Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-22079683
Glass, A., Troy, T., Trickey, E., Shafer, J., & Handjani, B. S. (2007, October 26). Bush signs the
Patriot Act Oct. 26, 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2017, from
http://www.politico.com/story/2007/10/bush-signs-the-patriot-act-oct-26-2001-006564
Thatcher and Bush are often cited as inspirations for the comic and film respectively. Thatcher's "return to traditional values" and Bush's focus on mass incarceration and the patriot act are good parallels to the sort of authoritarian behavior that is depicted in the comic and film.
Genre
Mourby, A. (2003). Dystopia: Who Needs It?. History Today, 53(12), 16-17
http://bulldogs.tlu.edu:2067/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&sid=1d6cdedf-c2d9-46bb-8623- e66a44637fd3%40sessionmgr103
The above article offers an overview of dystopian literature as a whole, which offers a background for both the comic and the film as they exist in a broader artistic context.
Sturgis, A. H. (2014). Not Your Parents' Dystopias. Reason, 46(5), 46
http://bulldogs.tlu.edu:2067/eds/detail/detail?vid=22&sid=1d6cdedf-c2d9-46bb-8623-
e66a44637fd3%40sessionmgr103&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ
%3d%3d#AN=97787001&db=f5h
The above article covers current young adult dystopian literature (and to a lesser extent the film adaptations). This offers a good contemporary connection to draw from.
Additional sources
Carretero-González, M. (2011). Sympathy for the Devil: The Hero is a Terrorist in V for Vendetta. At
The Interface / Probing The Boundaries, 63199-
210. http://bulldogs.tlu.edu:2088/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=2&sid=41c7b884-2e6d-4a40-
8177-546e50d35e85%40sessionmgr4007
The above article covers V for Vendetta as a post 9/11 film, paying particular attention to the protagonist's role as a terrorist. This article is very much in line with what I am focusing on and will be a valuable resource.
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