New Post at The Dragonfly: The Joker as a Third Way Villain

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I have a new post up at The Dragonfly:

The Joker as a Third Way Villain

The post considers how psychologists replaced priests and why negative depictions of mental illness have supplanted demonology. This year's Joker film attempts to build on modern views of mental illness by reconciling rational and emotional aspects of villainy.