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Hackers as heroes in German film and television /

"In this book, William Mahan analyzes German feature films and TV series centered around the figure of the computer hacker as a hero over the past twenty-five years. The author introduces the German hacker genre to the ongoing academic discussion of genre in German cinema and argues for its con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mahan, William, 1989- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
Subjects:	Hackers > In motion pictures. Heroes in motion pictures. Motion pictures > Germany > History. Hackers > On television. Heroes on television. Television programs > Germany > History. Héros au cinéma. Cinéma > Allemagne > Histoire. Héros à la télévision. Émissions télévisées > Allemagne > Histoire. Heroes in motion pictures Heroes on television Motion pictures Television programs Germany Film criticism History Television criticism and reviews Film criticism. Television criticism and reviews. Critiques cinématographiques. Critiques d'émissions télévisées.

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