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His research looks at antiheroes in New Hollywood cinema. Robert Hensley-King has spent time as a Visiting PhD Student at Harvard University and a Visiting Research Scholar at Boston College. In addition to his research, he teaches film in New York City.  \nCopyright, Robert Hensley-King © 2017  \nSeries editors: Sander De Ridder and Frederik Dhaenens Working Papers Film & TV Studies  \nWP 2017/1  \nThe new Hollywood cinema antihero: the findings of a macro study towards a nuanced definition of complex heroes  \nPublished by Working Papers Film & TV Studies, CIMS-Centre for Cinema and Media Studies, Department of Communication Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent – Belgium.  \nISBN 9789090302508  \nAddress  \nCIMS – Centre for Cinema and Media Studies Campus Aula – Ghent University  \nKorte Meer 7-11  \n9000 Ghent – Belgium  \nWeb  \n[www.cims.ugent.be](www.cims.ugent.be)  \nVisit our website for more working papers.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by an electronic or mechanical means (including photocopy, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher or the author.  \nABSTRACT  \nThis working paper presents an overview of a macro study of 220 films over an eleven-year period. The findings it details are taken from my research on the evolution of the antihero as a character and narrative construct during a period of social, political, and economic flux in American history. These findings demonstrate how diverse conflicted protagonists challenge narrative binaries and simplistic archetypes during a period of innovation in filmmaking. Moreover, the working paper clearly demonstrates that important work is needed to understand the evolution of antiheroes during a period of Hollywood renaissance.  \nPREFACE  \nThis working paper fits within my doctoral project examining the ways in which antiheroes evolved in New Hollywood cinema. This broader project draws upon a breadth of scholarship and research methodologies to consider how antiheroes can offer new and important insights on a period of creative innovation in the history of Hollywood, and vice versa. It looks closely at New Hollywood antiheroes through the lenses of gender, politics, religion, class, race, and ethnicity. To contextualize and substantiate my findings, my doctoral project addresses problems related to periodization and categorization. This working paper takes a popular definition of antiheroes and refines it in relation to New Hollywood cinema using various methodologies.  \nThis working paper draws on a variety of literature to contextualize the field and show the need for a multifaceted approach. Its main contribution to my research is bringing together a breadth of data from 220 films. The data analyses presented here show a clear shift away from the constructs of heroism common in the predominantly aspirational cinema of Classical Hollywood. Moreover, the analyses highlight the areas related to the study of antiheroes in New Hollywood cinema that merit further attention.  \nThis working paper develops and presents a series of categories for analysis. It shows how looking at the political, religious, class, racial, and ethnic aspects of antiheroes shows the limits of binary categorization and points towards a new realism in American cinema. Moreover, this working paper demonstrates that there is so much more to New Hollywood antiheroes than alienated characters who appear to lack motivation.  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nI am grateful to those who have helped and supported me in the process towards publishing this working paper. In particular, I would like to thank Daniel Biltereyst for his ongoing support and guidance in supervising","cbCaitm4kKcJhFtL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitm4kKcJhFtL","pdf",1021105,55,"English","# Abstract\n# Preface\n# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction\n## Defining, Quantifying, and Analyzing the Antihero","[{\"question\":\"What does the macro study examine and how large is the dataset?\",\"answer\":\"The paper reviews a macro study of 220 films over an eleven-year period.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper define the antihero?\",\"answer\":\"The antihero is the principal film protagonist who lacks traits of a typical hero archetype, while the audience still identifies with the character despite ambiguity or moral conflict.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is defining antiheroes considered difficult?\",\"answer\":\"Antiheroes are open to subjective interpretation, and audiences are drawn to them because they reflect real desires for individualism and challenge dominant storytelling expectations.\"}]","The New Hollywood Cinema Antihero - The Findings of a Macro Study Towards a Nuanced Definition of Complex Heroes | PDF",139]