"This historical study explores the structure, myths and intertextual narratives found in the gangster films produced since The Godfather. The relationship between masculinity and ethnicity in the gangster film, especially within the movie-generated mythology of the Mafia, is ca…
This book deals with significant televisual responses to the events of 9/11 and the subsequent 'war on terror', with a focus on programmes from the UK and USA.
"Features essays that examine how authors of the 20th and 21st centuries continue the use of sentimental forms and tropes of 19th century literature. While these later narratives employ aspects of the sentimental mode, many critique failures of the sentimental, deconstructing 19…
Jack Rosenthal is one of Britain's most highly-regarded TV dramatists. This book offers an analysis of Rosenthal's best-known works, drawing on archival material as well as interviews with many of his collaborators, incluing Jonathan Lynn and Don Black.
"This is the first-ever critical work on Jack Rosenthal, the award-winning British television dramatist. His career began with Coronation Street in the 1960s and he became famous for his popular sitcoms. This study offers a close analysis of all Rosenthal's best-known works, dra…
Jack Rosenthal is one of Britain's most highly-regarded TV dramatists. This book offers an analysis of Rosenthal's best-known works, drawing on archival material as well as interviews with many of his collaborators, incluing Jonathan Lynn and Don Black.
Foreword: The challenges of regeneration (by Matt Hills) -- Introduction: Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Red Dwarf and Torchwood: gendered heroic quests -- The phenomenological meanings of BBC cult SF headquarters and objects -- The rise, fall and nostalgic embers of 1980s Doctor Who --…
"This book explores the construction of gendered heroic identity in the series from both production and fan perspectives. The paradoxical relationships between the producers, writers and fans of the four series are discussed. Fan fiction, criticism and videos are examined that b…
Twenty-first century film and television is overwhelmed with images of the undead. Vampires and zombies have often been seen as oppositional: one alluring, the other repellant; one seductive, the other infectious. With case studies of films like I Am Legend and 28 Days Later, as…
Twenty-first century film and television is overwhelmed with images of the undead. Vampires and zombies have often been seen as oppositional: one alluring, the other repellant; one seductive, the other infectious. With case studies of films like I Am Legend and 28 Days Later, as…
Twenty-first century film and television is overwhelmed with images of the undead. Vampires and zombies have often been seen as oppositional: one alluring, the other repellant; one seductive, the other infectious. With case studies of films like I Am Legend and 28 Days Later, as…
A comprehensive and accessible introduction to key debates concerning the representations of motherhood, motherwork and the maternal role in contemporary television programming.