"In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She iden…
"In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She iden…
"As television has finally started to create more leading roles for women, the female antiheroine has emerged as a compelling and dynamic character type. Television Antiheroines looks closely at this recent development, exploring the emergence of women characters in roles typica…
"Mexican cinema is booming today, a decade after the international successes of Amores perros and Y tu mamá también. Mexican films now display a wider range than any comparable country, from art films to popular genre movies, and boast internationally renowned directors like Alf…
Discusses all aspects of the scriptwriting business, including how to strengthen your writing technique, script format, finding a reliable agent, and much more.
Discusses all aspects of the scriptwriting business, including how to strengthen your writing technique, script format, finding a reliable agent, and much more.
Chick TV: antiheroines and time unbound
by Levy, Yael
fromTelevision and popular culture
Introduction: the complexities of Chick TV -- Resistance -- Deviation -- Serialization -- Rewriting -- Conclusion: reclaiming "chick" for TV -- Appendix: antiheroines positioned along the continua. "Drawing on the potential of both temporality and antiheroinism to invoke femini…
"Before Star Trek, there was Space Patrol. Science fiction television has its roots in this live, action-packed series that captured the imagination of Americans from 1950 to 1955, when space travel was just a dream. Real-life World War II hero Ed Kemmer, who played Commander Bu…
Introduction: The new female antihero - the what, the why, the how -- Ambition TV. The limits of the female antihero in Game of Thrones ; The impossibility of the marriage plot in The Americans ; Scandal and the failure of postracial fantasy ; Homeland and the rejection of the d…
From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Much Ado about Nothing, from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog to The Avengers, the works of Whedon have been the focus of increasing academic attention. This collection of articles represents some of the best work covering a wide array of topics th…
