The Joker's Racist Rhetoric in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, by Evan Jones, Life and the Performing Arts
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If you lived when Christopher Nolan’s superhero opus The Dark Knight came out in 2008 (or any time since), you heard about Heath Ledger’s remarkable portrayal of the Joker. The performance earned…
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