TASK

Read, discuss, understand this key note article on Batman by Pete Turner.

1. Some terminology to define before we read:
   • Ideology
   • Socio-Political Context
   • Vigilante
   • Dominant Hegemony
   • Authoritarianism
   • Dichotomy
2. Read the article aloud around the class.
3. Stop/start discussion on the article and specific sections of it:
   1. Vigilantism, justice and vengeance
   2. By any means necessary – the tactics of Batman
   3. Inequality in Gotham
   4. The masses
4. Complete notes on the article during the discussion
5. Highlight key quotes from the article to use in next week’s essay
6. Generate a Harvard reference for the article to use in the bibliography of the essay

Reflective Journal

1. Embed article
2. Summarise 3-5 key arguments in the article as bullet points.
3. Reflect on the importance of reading articles / reviews on films we are studying (50 words)