Explores the aesthetic politics of nostalgia for 1950s and 60s America on contemporary television. Specifically, looks at how nostalgic TV production design shapes and is shaped by larger historical discourses on gender and technological change, and America's perceived decline a…
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The millennials, who constitute the largest generation in America's history, may resist a simple definition; nevertheless, they do share a number of common traits and also an ever increasing presence on film and television. This collection of new essays first situates the millen…
The work of writer-director-producer Joss Whedon takes much dark inspiration from the horror genre to create a unique aesthetic and perform a cultural critique. Informed by a wide range of theory from within philosophy, film studies, queer studies, psychoanalysis, feminism and o…
"The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010 - ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective for the digital age, joining participants in the active traditions of Sherlockians/Holmesians and fans from other communities, including science fiction, media, and…
"The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010 - ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective for the digital age, joining participants in the active traditions of Sherlockians/Holmesians and fans from other communities, including science fiction, media, and…
This text focuses on the ways fundamental principles of the fairy tale tradition are deployed, and hence come to manifest themselves narratively and cinematographically, in anime. Topics covered include modes of storytelling, aesthetics, as well as dramatic, ethical, psychologic…
The wire and America's dark corners: critical essays
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"In post-9/11 America, while all eyes were on Iraq and Afghanistan, The Wire focused on the dark realities of domestic life. This collection of essays examines The Wire in these terms, covering the unforseen consequences of the War on Drugs, the racial and economic division of A…
"Refusing generic plotlines, commercialization, and mass-market ploys, cult TV programs utilize offbeat, original concepts to gain intensely loyal fan bases. The Essential Cult TV Reader covers a wide spectrum of shows, providing a broad examination of series from across the glo…
"Talking As Fast As I Can" is a funny, intimate memoir by Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, which recounts her experiences on Gilmore Girls - the first and second time - and shares stories about life, love and working in Hollywood
TV antiquity explores representations of ancient Greece and Rome throughout television history. The first comprehensive overview of the 'swords and sandals' genre on the small screen, it argues that these shows offer a distinct perspective on the ancient world. The book traces t…
This book takes readers from the Mayans to Mongolia, from the kingdom of Benin to the court of the Jagiellonian kings of Poland
About the reshaping of women's lives, loves and dreams. The story of how expectations and emotional landscapes have shifted since 1950, when marriage was a major determinant of female life chances and teenage girls dreamed of Mr Right and happy endings
"This collective book analyzes seriality as a major phenomenon increasingly connecting audiovisual narratives (cinematic films and television series) in the 20th and 21st centuries. The book historicizes and contextualizes the notion of seriality, combining narratological, aesth…
"The book explores the history of swashbuckling television from its origins in the 1950s to the present day. It maps the major production cycles of the Anglophone swashbuckler both in Britain and in the United States and places the genre in its historical, cultural and instituti…
Reality TV is popular entertainment. And yet a common way to start a conversation about it is I wouldn t want anyone to know this but Why do people love and love to hate reality TV? This book explores reality TV in all its forms - from competitive talent shows to reality soaps -…
