Television: styles and genres Books
Turner Publishing Company Doctor Who Psychology (2nd Edition): Times Change
Book SynopsisHow does an immortal deal with death?What can an ancient Time Lord teach us about real human nature?Why does the Doctor say he and Freud “got on very well”?How do the Daleks and Cybermen reflect concerns about losing our humanity?And what new challenges loom ahead when the Doctor regenerates as a woman?Hailed as the “most successful sci-fi series ever made” (Guinness World Records), Doctor Who has been a cult-classic for more than half a century. And though time may not be the boss—Rule 408—as times change, so too do social norms and psychological challenges, which have paved the way for a new kind of Doctor who can appeal to the modern viewer.Revised and updated for our changing times, the second edition of Doctor Who Psychology: Times Change explores the alien in us all. Travis Langley’s fascinating in-depth collection delves into the psychology behind the time-traveling Doctor in his many iterations—as men and women—as well as his companions and his foes. With a foreword by Third Doctor Companion Katy Manning, an introduction to the second edition, and new interviews with actors who have played Doctors new and old, Doctor Who Psychology: Times Change travels through the how and why of Who. Contributors to the second edition include:Jenna Busch * Erin Currie * Jim Davies * Kristin Erickson * Wind Goodfriend * Daniel Hand * David Kyle Johnson * Billy San Juan * Deirdre Kelly * Alan Kistler * Travis Langley * Katy Manning * Justine Mastin * Matt Munson * Miranda Pollock * Stephen Prescott * Sarita Robinson * Aaron Sagers * Daniel Saunders * Janina Scarlet * William Sharp
£22.94
The Nacelle Company Stargate SG-1: In Their Own Words
Book SynopsisJust in time for the 25th Anniversary of the beloved sci-fi class Stargate, Chevrons Locked arrives as one of the most comprehensive histories of the franchise to ever exist. You're loved the tv shows, the movies, and the podcasts, now get ready to dive deeper into the galaxy with cast and crew members Kurt Russell, James Spader, Richard Dean Anderson, and so much more! Featuring a complete guide to all 214 episodes and two movies, Chevrons Locked brings you the behind the scenes commentary to all your favorite seasons and adaptions. This is the book every fan has been waiting for!
£19.76
The Nacelle Company Voices from Krypton
Book SynopsisHailed as possibly the most comprehensive oral history of Superman to be committed to print, Voices From Krypton combines over 85 years of Superman's legacy into a sweeping tale of how the champion of the oppressed became one of the world's most recognizable pop culture icons. Not only does this epic collection include interviews with Superman favorites like Henry Cavill, Tom Welling, and Zack Snyder, Voices From krypton also dives into the Tim Burton directed Nicholas Cage movie that never happened. You might think you know Superman, but you haven't yet read Voices From Krypton.
£24.26
Manchester University Press Tv Antiquity: Swords, Sandals, Blood and Sand
Book SynopsisTV 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 the historic development of fictional representations of antiquity from the staged black-and-white shows of the 1950s and 1960s to the most recent digital spectacles. One of its key insights is that the structure of serial television is at times better suited to exploring the complex mythic and historic plots of antiquity. Featuring a range of case studies, from popular serials like I, Claudius (1976) and Rome (2005–8) to lesser known works like The Caesars (1968) and The Eagle of the Ninth (1976), the book illustrates how broader cultural, political and economic issues have over time influenced the representation of antiquity on television.Trade Review'TV Antiquity sits at the confluence between Media Studies and Classical Reception Studies and makes an important contribution to both fields… Thanks to Magerstadt’s rich and stimulating book, the essential groundwork is prepared for future cross-disciplinary investigations.'Critical Studies in Television -- .Table of ContentsPart I: The ancient world as serial television dramaPart II: Pepla and politics: the emergence of a television genre (1960s)Case study 1: The Caesars (1968)Case study 2: L’Odissea/The Odyssey (1968)Part III: Costumes and censorship: the BBC’s Roman Empire (1970s)Case study 3: I, Claudius (1976)Case study 4: The Eagle of the Ninth (1977)Part IV: Cult and kitsch: Greco-Roman myths on American television (1980-90s)Case study 5: The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)Case study 6: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-99)Part V: Expanse and spectacle: the postmillennial revival of a genreCase study 7: Rome (2005-07)Case study 8: Spartacus (2010-13)Conclusion: what is the future of TV-antiquity?Index
£76.50
Anthem Press American Horror Story and Cult Television:
Book SynopsisOver the course of ten seasons since 2011, the television series American Horror Story (AHS), created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, has continued to push the boundaries of the televisual form in new and exciting ways. Emerging in a context which has seen a boom in popularity for horror series on television, AHS has distinguished itself from its ‘rivals’ such as The Walking Dead, Bates Motel or Penny Dreadful through its diverse strategies and storylines, which have seen it explore archetypal narratives of horror culture as well as engage with real historical events. Utilising a repertory company model for its casting, the show has challenged issues around contemporary politics, heteronormativity, violence on the screen and disability, to name but a few. This new collection of essays approaches the AHS anthology series from a variety of critical perspectives within the broader field of television studies and its transections with other disciplines.Trade Review“Richard J. Hand’s and Mark O’Thomas’ collection contributes important voices, original analyses, and insightful critical perspectives to existing scholarship surrounding not only the American Horror Story series but to genre, media, and television studies more broadly. Accessible and engaging, this volume is poised to become an essential ‘go to’ resource.” —Jay McRoy, Professor of Literary and Cinema Studies, Department of Literatures and Languages, University of Wisconsin - Parkside.“Hand and O’Thomas have curated an original, interesting, and useful collection, exploring the delightful and depraved depth of AHS and television horror studies in general for both the fan and the scholar. The highest compliment I can pay to the volume is that it made me want to go back and rewatch all of AHS with these insights in mind. It’s that kind of book.” —Kevin Wetmore, Loyola Marymount University, USA.Table of ContentsPreliminary Matter and Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction, Richard J. Hand and Mark O’Thomas; Section 1. INDUSTRIES/CONTEXTS/CONSUMPTION, Chapter 1. ‘I’m really not trying to be cheesy in this moustache twisty way, but it gets really bad. Things that you can’t even really imagine…’ (Sarah Paulson): American Horror Story and the Horror Ensemble Paradigm -Richard J. Hand; Chapter 2. The American Horror Story Repertory Company- Mark O’Thomas; Section 2. INTERTEXTS AND REFERENTS: GOTHIC, VOODOO, WITCHES, Chapter 3. ‘Who’s the Baddest Witch in Town?’: Adaptation, Female Agency and Monstrous Representation in American Horror Story: ‘Coven’- Adam Herron and Ben Nicholson; Chapter 4. ‘I Know Your Body’: Trauma and the Frankenstein Myth in ‘Coven’- Catherine Pugh; Chapter 5. Science, Madness, and the Gothic in American Horror Story’s ‘Asylum’- Richard M Sheppard and LMK Sheppard; Chapter 6. ‘We’re more than just pins and dolls and seeing the future in chicken parts’: Channelling and Challenging Voodoo Stereotypes In ‘Coven’ And ‘Apocalypse’- Mikaël Toulza; Section 3. SOCIETY, POLITICS, SPACE, Chapter 7. Desiring Horror and Desirable Retro Slashers: ‘1984’ and the Transformation of Sociocultural Intelligibility- Alvaro Lopez; Chapter 8. (Un)Dead Together: Hospitality, Hauntology and the ‘Happily Ever After’ in American Horror Story- Bethan Michael-Fox; Section 4. GENDER/OTHERNESS, Chapter 9. A Feminist and Queer Approach to American Horror Story’s Homonormative and US Nationalist Values in the ‘Asylum’ and ‘Cult’ Seasons- Daniel Berjano; Chapter 10. Scaring with Otherness: American Horror Story and the Other Identity- Özgür Çalışkan; Chapter 11. ‘Bitchcraft’: Adolescent Femininity and Fourth-Wave Feminism in Television Horror- Miranda Corcoran; Chapter 12. ‘Cut me and I Bleed Dior’: The Dark Side of Glamour in American Horror Story - Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns and Emiliano Aguilar; Chapter 13. Into The Womb: ‘Murder House’ and the Erotics of Oppression – An American Horror Story- Michele Trépanier; Index
£72.00
Ebury Publishing The Repair Shop: Tales from the Workshop of
Book SynopsisWe all have treasures hidden away in the attic, well-loved and well-worn belongings that have been passed down from generation to generation. They may be damaged or no longer working, but we can't bear to part with them. The expert craftspeople of hit BBC series The Repair Shop are dedicated to restoring and conserving these heirlooms. They know that the true worth of these possessions doesn't lie in their monetary value, but in the memories they hold and the stories they tell.In this fascinating book, you'll step inside The Repair Shop's Workshop of Dreams to explore some of the most moving family stories from the hit BBC series. From a glamorous sequinned dress that belonged to a popular travelling circus performer to a pump organ that was brought from Jamaica by a member of the Windrush generation, each family item is brought vividly to life - and lovingly restored by the team of Repair Shop experts who also contribute to these expanded stories. With a foreword by Jay Blades, Tales from the Workshop of Dreams is a heartfelt love letter to our collective past, and a fascinating slice of social history.This book features items fixed by Repair Shop experts Steve Fletcher, Will Kirk, Lucia Scalisi, Suzie Fletcher, Kirsten Ramsay, Dominic Chinea, Brenton West, Tim Gunn, Sara Dennis, Chris Shaw, Matt Nickels, Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell. With great care and attention to detail, the Repair Shop team resurrect priceless pieces of family history and breathe new life into the stories they hold.Trade ReviewThe Repair Shop is here to save us all. A perfect show. -- Richard OsmanFar and away the best programme on British television. -- Stephen Fry
£10.44
Octopus Publishing Group Could You Survive Midsomer?: Can you avoid a
Book SynopsisAll is not well in the beautiful county of Midsomer. On the eve of its first Villages In Bloom competition, a man lies dead, smelling of damson jam. Who could have done it?Well, that's where you come in. Step into the shoes of Midsomer CID's newest recruit, choose your own path and decide which way the story goes.Will you get to the bottom of the mystery? Will you bring the perpetrator to justice? And perhaps most importantly of all, could you avoid an untimely, and possibly bizarre, death... will YOU survive Midsomer? Your task is to make the right choices, solve the case and - most tricky of all - stay alive!... Good luck.An official Midsomer Murders Interactive novel set in ITV's most celebrated and murderous county.
£12.99
Octopus Publishing Group 50 Years of Emmerdale: The official story of TV's
Book SynopsisEverything you need to know about Britain's most iconic rural drama can be found in this beautifully designed and fact-filled book.Celebrating 50 years since the show's creation, this book is packed with history, engrossing features, long lost imagery, and plenty of behind-the-scenes detail. Each character, event, family and location is explored in exhaustive detail, with special features on Emmerdale legends, the show's villains, births, marriages, deaths, and celebrity cameos, bringing all the highlights together with interviews and insights from cast and crew members past and present.This book also includes gatefold section on key family trees, a specially commissioned map of Emmerdale and bespoke artworks for each location, making it a truly desirable package to read or give as a gift.50 Years of Emmerdale is a stunning and engrossing book, which will delight every fan of this iconic show.
£18.00
Intellect Books Lesbians on Television: New Queer Visibility &
Book SynopsisThe twenty-first century has seen LGBTQ+ rights emerge at the forefront of public discourse and national politics in ways that would once have been hard to imagine. This book offers a unique and layered account of the complex dynamics in the modern moment of social change, drawing together critical, social and cultural theory as well as empirical research, which includes interviews and multi-platform media analyses. This original new study puts forward a much-needed analysis of twenty-first century television and lesbian visibility. Books addressing the representation of lesbians have tended to focus on film; analysis of queer characters on television has usually focused on representations of gay males. Other recent books have attempted to address lesbian, gay and trans representation together, with the result that none are examined in sufficient detail – here, the exclusive focus on lesbian representation allows a fuller discussion. Until now, much of the research on lesbian and gay representation has tended to employ only textual analysis. The combination of audience research with analysis in this book brings a new angle to the debates, as does the critical review of the tropes of lesbian representation. The earlier stereotypes of pathological monsters and predators are discussed alongside the more recent trends of ‘lesbian chic’ and ‘lesbianism as a phase’. Trade Review'Lesbians on Television provides a nuanced look at the gender and racial politics which underpin a number of relevant queer televisual works, interrogating and illuminating the often-contradictory ideologies which pervade them. McNicholas Smith’s notion of ‘the lesbian normal’ is also useful to other researchers examining contemporary queer representation, as it emphasizes the postfeminist and homonormative discourses which are often found in queer media works. As such, Lesbians on Television is a welcome contribution to the study of how lesbians are depicted in contemporary representation. As McNicholas Smith writes in the book’s conclusion, contemporary lesbian representation has given us cause for both optimism and concern, with her monograph serving as a detailed account of precisely the discursive tension inherent in many queer televisual works.' -- Anamarija Horvat, Journal of Popular Television'McNicholas Smith analyses the consistent repetition of lesbian stereotypes which are detrimental to the positive progress of their representation, including, for instance, what she identifies as ‘the temporary lesbian’, ‘the dead lesbian’, and ‘the evil lesbian’. Each example is diligently examined by McNicholas Smith in her consideration of the development of lesbian visibility over time, and the extent to which progress has been made, with arguments that remain clear, engaging and accessible throughout. Whilst the scope of analysis may be limited somewhat through its primary focus on examining case studies of teenage lesbians who are both white and cis-gendered, McNicholas Smith’s research provides an overview of the current state of lesbian representation, introducing the subject to researchers interested in queer studies or, more specifically, lesbian representation and becoming a useful foundation for further research.' -- Jade Evans, Critical Studies on Television'The book takes a nuanced look at the gender and racial politics which underpin a selection of relevant lesbian televisual works, interrogating and illuminating the often-contradictory ideologies which pervade them. [McNicholas Smith] emphasizes the postfeminist and homonormative discourses which have been found in these selected queer media works. As such, Lesbians on Television is a welcome contribution to the exclusive and detailed study of how lesbians are depicted in contemporary representation. [...] Such a well-researched book as Lesbians on Television is an invitation for researchers to do an analysis of queer folk in the media in the global South.' -- Dolar Vasani, AwaaZ MagazineTable of Contents Introduction 'Previously…': Queer women on screen ‘The way that we live and love’: The L Word and the tensions of visibility ‘Homophobia is so old fashioned’: Skins and the lesbian normal ‘Skins’ truest legacy’: The counterpublics of the Naomily fandom ‘The nation’s favourite lesbian’: Coronation Street and the ‘everyday’ soap lesbian ‘New Directions’: Glee, new queer visibility and post-queer popular culture ‘A new kind of family’: The Fosters and the radical potential of the lesbian normal Afterword: Reflections on the limits and possibilities of new queer visibility and the lesbian normal
£79.16
Intellect Books House of Cards: Monsters in Politics
Book SynopsisAlthough, by all appearances, House of Cards is a television series about politics, it in fact explores some of the most subversive questions raised by Machiavelli’s writings: what if the Prince were a ferocious animal? What would happen if our political world were overtaken by vampires? Would they be capable of mastering their bloodthirsty instincts, or would they remain true to their fundamental nature? In their relentless quest for power, Frank Underwood, his wife Claire and his chief of staff Doug Stamper are so ruthlessly ambitious that they demolish all boundaries between good and evil. According to a Machiavellian logic taken to its extreme, the specific necessity of a given situation always wins out over common morality. In the struggle for survival, these people are the predators, determined to come out on top whatever the cost. This book examines how the producers of the series take monstrous characters – who would not be out of place in a crime series or a horror film – and set them in the world of politics, which offers little resistance to violence and turns into a laboratory for systematic destruction. In this variation on the conflict between brutalization and civilization at the heart of power, the political sphere therefore becomes the scene of crime par excellence. Although the book contains concepts and theories in political science, it is accessibly written. It is also didactic: many examples are taken from the series and from the novels, so the reader always understands what is at stake in the analysis. It will find both an academic and a more general audience. Primary academic readership will be scholars and students in law, political science, film studies, media studies and cultural studies. The wider readership will include fans of the show, and of course people interested in politics, political thrillers, political philosophy, corruption and democracy, as well as the nature of political leadership.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: WELCOME TO WASHINGTON The Art of Wordly Wisdom The struggle for positions Real and fictional manoeuvres Chapter 2: THE PRESENCE OF EVIL Progressive descent into crime The dark side of the force Masters and accomplices Chapter 3: ANIMALITY IN POLITICS Political Darwinism Prey and predators A politics of instinct The strange world of politics Chapter 4: ABNORMALITY IN POLITICS A vampire couple Gender and asexuality A wake-up call for democracy Conclusion: SURVIVAL Bibliography Index
£21.85
Intellect Books Lesbians on Television: New Queer Visibility &
Book SynopsisThe twenty-first century has seen LGBTQ+ rights emerge at the forefront of public discourse and national politics in ways that would once have been hard to imagine. This book offers a unique and layered account of the complex dynamics in the modern moment of social change, drawing together critical, social and cultural theory as well as empirical research, which includes interviews and multi-platform media analyses. This original new study puts forward a much-needed analysis of twenty-first century television and lesbian visibility. Books addressing the representation of lesbians have tended to focus on film; analysis of queer characters on television has usually focused on representations of gay males. Other recent books have attempted to address lesbian, gay and trans representation together, with the result that none are examined in sufficient detail – here, the exclusive focus on lesbian representation allows a fuller discussion. Until now, much of the research on lesbian and gay representation has tended to employ only textual analysis. The combination of audience research with analysis in this book brings a new angle to the debates, as does the critical review of the tropes of lesbian representation. The earlier stereotypes of pathological monsters and predators are discussed alongside the more recent trends of ‘lesbian chic’ and ‘lesbianism as a phase’. Trade Review'Lesbians on Television provides a nuanced look at the gender and racial politics which underpin a number of relevant queer televisual works, interrogating and illuminating the often-contradictory ideologies which pervade them. McNicholas Smith’s notion of ‘the lesbian normal’ is also useful to other researchers examining contemporary queer representation, as it emphasizes the postfeminist and homonormative discourses which are often found in queer media works. As such, Lesbians on Television is a welcome contribution to the study of how lesbians are depicted in contemporary representation. As McNicholas Smith writes in the book’s conclusion, contemporary lesbian representation has given us cause for both optimism and concern, with her monograph serving as a detailed account of precisely the discursive tension inherent in many queer televisual works.' -- Anamarija Horvat, Journal of Popular Television'McNicholas Smith analyses the consistent repetition of lesbian stereotypes which are detrimental to the positive progress of their representation, including, for instance, what she identifies as ‘the temporary lesbian’, ‘the dead lesbian’, and ‘the evil lesbian’. Each example is diligently examined by McNicholas Smith in her consideration of the development of lesbian visibility over time, and the extent to which progress has been made, with arguments that remain clear, engaging and accessible throughout. Whilst the scope of analysis may be limited somewhat through its primary focus on examining case studies of teenage lesbians who are both white and cis-gendered, McNicholas Smith’s research provides an overview of the current state of lesbian representation, introducing the subject to researchers interested in queer studies or, more specifically, lesbian representation and becoming a useful foundation for further research.' -- Jade Evans, Critical Studies on Television'The book takes a nuanced look at the gender and racial politics which underpin a selection of relevant lesbian televisual works, interrogating and illuminating the often-contradictory ideologies which pervade them. [McNicholas Smith] emphasizes the postfeminist and homonormative discourses which have been found in these selected queer media works. As such, Lesbians on Television is a welcome contribution to the exclusive and detailed study of how lesbians are depicted in contemporary representation. [...] Such a well-researched book as Lesbians on Television is an invitation for researchers to do an analysis of queer folk in the media in the global South.' -- Dolar Vasani, AwaaZ MagazineTable of Contents Introduction 'Previously…': Queer women on screen ‘The way that we live and love’: The L Word and the tensions of visibility ‘Homophobia is so old fashioned’: Skins and the lesbian normal ‘Skins’ truest legacy’: The counterpublics of the Naomily fandom ‘The nation’s favourite lesbian’: Coronation Street and the ‘everyday’ soap lesbian ‘New Directions’: Glee, new queer visibility and post-queer popular culture ‘A new kind of family’: The Fosters and the radical potential of the lesbian normal Afterword: Reflections on the limits and possibilities of new queer visibility and the lesbian normal
£23.70
John Blake Publishing Ltd The Doctor Who Quiz Book: Travel the Whoniverse
Book SynopsisEveryone has their favourite.You might have grown up on long scarves and jelly babies, or a pinstriped suit and converse. You may love a white-haired man in a junkyard, or a mysterious woman in a rainbow shirt. Maybe you're thrilled to see David Tennant and Russell T Davies return for the sixtieth anniversary in 2023.Ever since the Doctor landed on our screens six decades ago, a nation was hooked. But how well do you know the many faces of the Doctor?Packed with over 200 Time Lord questions from across the Whoniverse, celebrating every regeneration of our two-hearted hero, The Doctor Who Quiz Book is perfect for any fan, new and old:Who played the very first Doctor?What powers their famous time machine?Which kind of companion would you be?Test your limits, solve the puzzles and travel the stars as you begin your own Doctor Who adventure and celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Time Lord.
£11.69
Liverpool University Press Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek:
Book SynopsisThe first two seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, the newest instalment in the long-running and influential Star Trek franchise, received media and academic attention from the moment they arrived on screen. Discovery makes several key changes to Star Trek’s well-known narrative formulae, particularly the use of more serialized storytelling, appealing to audiences’ changed viewing habits in the streaming age – and yet the storylines, in their topical nature and the broad range of socio-political issues they engage with, continue in the political vein of the series’ megatext. This volume brings together eighteen essays and one interview about the series, with contributions from a variety of disciplines including cultural studies, literary studies, media studies, fandom studies, history and political science. They explore representations of gender, sexuality and race, as well as topics such as shifts in storytelling and depictions of diplomacy. Examining Discovery alongside older entries into the Star Trek canon and tracing emerging continuities and changes, this volume will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in Star Trek and science fiction in the franchise era.List of contributors: Sherryl Vint, Andrea Whiteacre, Torsten Kathke, John Andreas Fuchs, Ina Batzke, Sarah Böhlau, Will Tattersdill, Kerstin-Anja Münderlein, Diana Mafe, Whit Frazier Peterson, Henrik Schillinger, Arne Sönnichsen, Judith Rauscher, Amy C. Chambers, Mareike Spychala, Sabrina Mittermeier, Jennifer Volkmer, Si Sophie Pages Whybrew and Lisa Meinecke. Trade Review‘From the philosophy of time travel and alternate dimensions to the fraught politics of representation in contemporary film and television, Fighting for the Future sets scholarly coordinates for the series that has redefined Star Trek for the twenty-first century.’Gerry Canavan, Marquette University'This volume is a solid addition to the literature of Star Trek. As Discovery continues to chart its course alongside the other CBS productions... Scholars will reach for this book as the first collection of analyses of the new era, which had meaningfully differentiated itself from previous entries in the franchise.' Cait Coker, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts'The editors achieve a remarkable feat in this collection by providing a comprehensive look at a series still in development. … Mittermeier and Spychala end their text confident that the series has left the past in the past, while holding on to the franchise’s belief in a positive future.' Justice Hagan, Science Fiction Film and Television'Fighting for the Future is an interesting and engaging collection of essays that examines Star Trek: Discovery as a piece of media in and of itself, as well as a piece of a much larger cultural legacy. Like other essay collections of its type, it draws on scholars from diverse disciplines who put their own spin and flavor on their scholarship.' Jessica Seymour, Ancillary Review of Books'Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery is full of interesting, engaging, well-argued, and well-written chapters, and it should be considered an effective work of scholarship from which the fields of media, English, and American studies should get considerable worth.' Graham Minenor-Matheson, Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy ResearchTable of ContentsPrefaceSherryl Vint IntroductionSabrina Mittermeier & Mareike Spychala ‘Boldly Going Where No Series Has Gone Before?’ – Discovery’s Role Within The Franchise and Its DiscontentsLooking in the Mirror: The Negotiation of Franchise Identity in Star Trek: Discovery Andrea WhiteacreA Star Trek About Being Star Trek: History, Liberalism and Discovery’s Cold War Roots Torsten KathkeThe Conscience of the King – Or: Is There In Truth No Sex and Violence? John Andreas FuchsThese Are the Voyages?: The Post-Jubilee Trek Legacy on the Discovery, the Orville, and the Callister Michael G. Robinson‘Just as repetition reinforces repetition, change begets change’ – Modes of Storytelling in Canon and FanonFrom Series to Seriality: Star Trek’s Mirror Universe in the Post-Network Era Ina Batzke‘Lorca, I’m Really Gonna Miss Killing You’– The Fictional Space Created by Time Loop NarrativesSarah BöhlauDiscovery and the Form of Victorian Periodicals Will TattersdillTo Boldly Discuss: Socio-Political Discourses in Star Trek: Discovery Fanfiction Kerstin-Anja Münderlein‘Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations?’ – Negotiating Otherness in Star Trek: DiscoveryAfrofuturism, Imperialism, and IntersectionalityInterview on Normalizing Black Women as Heroes Diana MafeThe Cotton-Gin Effect: An Afrofuturist Reading of Star Trek: Discovery Whit Frazier PetersonThe American Hello: U.S. Representations of Diplomacy in Star Trek: Discovery Henrik Schillinger & Arne Sönnichsen‘Into A Mirror Darkly’: Border Crossing and Imperial(ist) Feminism in Star Trek: Discovery Judith RauscherInterrogating Gender Star Trek Discovers Women: Gender, Race, Science, and Michael Burnham Amy C. ChambersNot Your Daddy’s Star Trek: Exploring Female Characters in Star Trek: Discovery Mareike Spychala‘We Choose Our Own Pain. Mine Makes Me Remember’ – Gabriel Lorca, Ash Tyler and the Question of Masculinity Sabrina Mittermeier & Jennifer VolkmerQueering Star Trek ‘Never hide who you are’: Queer Representation and Actorvism in Star Trek: Discovery Sabrina Mittermeier & Mareike Spychala ‘I never met a female Michael before’: Star Trek: Discovery between Trans Potentiality and Cis Anxiety Si Sophie Pages WhybrewVeins and Muscles of the Universe: Posthumanism and Connectivity in Star Trek: Discovery Lisa Meinecke
£104.02
Lexington Books Television Dramas and the Global Village:
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the role of television drama series on a global scale, analyzing these dramas across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Contributors consider the role of television dramas as economically valuable cultural products and with their depictions of gender roles, sexualities, race, cultural values, political systems, and religious beliefs as they analyze how these programs allow us to indulge our innate desire to share human narratives in a way that binds us together and encourages audiences to persevere as a community on a global scale. Contributors also go on to explore the role of television dramas as a medium that indulges fantasies and escapism and reckons with reality as it allows audiences to experience emotions of happiness, sorrow, fear, and outrage in both realistic and fantastical scenarios. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Television Dramas as Storytellers of Race and Gender for the Global VillageDiana I. Rios and Carolyn A. Lin Section I. Fantasy-Science Fiction, Horror, and Mystery Chapter 1: Luke Cage is Harlem’s Captain America: Black Masculinity and Vulnerability in the Marvel Cinematic UniverseGraeme John WilsonChapter 2: Doctor Who’s 13th Doctor: Redefining the Female Lead in Science Fiction TelevisionGwendelyn S. Nisbett and Newly PaulChapter 3: A Woman in Trouble in Twin Peaks: The Return: Gothic Texts, Magical Technology, and Dreams Within DreamsJoseph BoisvereChapter 4: Arya and Sansa Stark of HBO’s The Game of Thrones: Abuse, Agency, Trauma Survival, and Redefined Destinies Diana I. Rios, Mary Helen Millham, Karin A. Haberlin, and Graciela Quiñones-RodriguezChapter 5: The Protagonists of the Fantasy Drama Lost: From Stereotypes to Flexible IdentitiesJérôme DavidSection II. Soap Operas and TelenovelasChapter 6: Pakistan Television Drama Serials and Telenovelas During Fifty Years: Gendering in Different Political RegimesSaleem AbbasChapter 7: Primetime Brazilian Telenovelas and Gender Violence RepresentationLorena CaminhasChapter 8: French Television and the Audience: Examining Serial Dramas Un Si Grand Soleil and Plus Belle La ViePatricia Jullia and Frédéric MartyChapter 9: Brazilian Telenovelas and Multi-platform Audiences: Overviews and Industry InsightsRosane SvartmanSection III. Historical and Period DramaChapter 10: Korean Historical Television Dramas: Cultural Meanings, Confucian Values, and Transcultural IdentitiesSuji Park and Carolyn A. LinChapter 11: Thoroughly (Un)Modern Downton Abbey: Interrogating Gender/Sexual Dynamics and Whiteness BoundariesGordon Alley-YoungChapter 12: From The Crown to Madmen: Historical Television as Commentary on 21st Century IdeologiesNettie BrockChapter 13: The Story of Zheng Yang Gate: Chinese Television Representation of Female EntrepreneursMei ZhangChapter 14: Exploring Gendering in Iranian Television Drama SerialsAli ZohooriSection IV. Comedy-DramaChapter 15: Being a Black Man on Being Mary Jane: Considering Complexities of Black Masculinity in a Female-centric DramaGeorge L. DanielsChapter 16: HBO’s Insecure and Issa Dee: Black Women’s Interpretations on FacebookMorgan W. SmallsChapter 17: Pregnancy and the Back-to-Work Narrative: How Television Comedy-Dramas Navigate the Social Norms of MotherhoodElizabeth Fish HatfieldSection V. Crime and Medical DramaChapter 18: Historical Drama Peaky Blinders: Pitching Racial Allegiances and Ethnocentric PopulismInna ArzumanovaChapter 19: Zero Tolerance: Genre and the Politics of Reconciliation in a South African Crime ShowIan-Malcolm RijsdijkChapter 20: Doctor(ed) Representations: Physician Portrayals on Medical Television ShowsDavid Lynn Painter, Sarah Parsloe, and Hannah JurellerAbout the Contributors
£87.30
Lexington Books Television Dramas and the Global Village:
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the role of television drama series on a global scale, analyzing these dramas across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Contributors consider the role of television dramas as economically valuable cultural products and with their depictions of gender roles, sexualities, race, cultural values, political systems, and religious beliefs as they analyze how these programs allow us to indulge our innate desire to share human narratives in a way that binds us together and encourages audiences to persevere as a community on a global scale. Contributors also go on to explore the role of television dramas as a medium that indulges fantasies and escapism and reckons with reality as it allows audiences to experience emotions of happiness, sorrow, fear, and outrage in both realistic and fantastical scenarios. Trade ReviewA critical summation of television's mirror for humankind, this collection of 20 essays covers major American series plus dramatic and comic presentations from 10 countries other than the US. Character and theme analyses review the intent of dramatizing particular quandaries, such as disdain for homosexuals as portrayed through the career of footman Thomas Barrow in Downton Abbey and amplification of changing morals as depicted in the Brazilian telenovela Delegacia de Mulheres…. [T]his book will be an excellent addition to the public and university library media shelf. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. * Choice Reviews *Rios and Lin have found the perfect balance of scholarship and entertainment research. This will be a welcomed book for the classroom and for those looking for best practices in the much-needed areas of gender roles and identities, socio-economic “caste” systems, race, sexual and psychological violence, and cultural identities. The vast view of streaming and access to these media portrayals are valuable and furthers research, theoretical frameworks, and the overall knowledge within our discipline. The inclusion of social media usage and how the advancement of those watching “over the air” television series has expanded to a global realm really sits at the cornerstone of this important work. This is a must-read for those interested in intersectionality and the understanding of the many differences in our world today. -- Jerry Crawford, The University of KansasTable of ContentsIntroduction: Television Dramas as Storytellers of Race and Gender for the Global VillageDiana I. Rios and Carolyn A. Lin Section I. Fantasy-Science Fiction, Horror, and Mystery Chapter 1: Luke Cage is Harlem’s Captain America: Black Masculinity and Vulnerability in the Marvel Cinematic UniverseGraeme John WilsonChapter 2: Doctor Who’s 13th Doctor: Redefining the Female Lead in Science Fiction TelevisionGwendelyn S. Nisbett and Newly PaulChapter 3: A Woman in Trouble in Twin Peaks: The Return: Gothic Texts, Magical Technology, and Dreams Within DreamsJoseph BoisvereChapter 4: Arya and Sansa Stark of HBO’s The Game of Thrones: Abuse, Agency, Trauma Survival, and Redefined Destinies Diana I. Rios, Mary Helen Millham, Karin A. Haberlin, and Graciela Quiñones-RodriguezChapter 5: The Protagonists of the Fantasy Drama Lost: From Stereotypes to Flexible IdentitiesJérôme DavidSection II. Soap Operas and TelenovelasChapter 6: Pakistan Television Drama Serials and Telenovelas During Fifty Years: Gendering in Different Political RegimesSaleem AbbasChapter 7: Primetime Brazilian Telenovelas and Gender Violence RepresentationLorena CaminhasChapter 8: French Television and the Audience: Examining Serial Dramas Un Si Grand Soleil and Plus Belle La ViePatricia Jullia and Frédéric MartyChapter 9: Brazilian Telenovelas and Multi-platform Audiences: Overviews and Industry InsightsRosane SvartmanSection III. Historical and Period DramaChapter 10: Korean Historical Television Dramas: Cultural Meanings, Confucian Values, and Transcultural IdentitiesSuji Park and Carolyn A. LinChapter 11: Thoroughly (Un)Modern Downton Abbey: Interrogating Gender/Sexual Dynamics and Whiteness BoundariesGordon Alley-YoungChapter 12: From The Crown to Madmen: Historical Television as Commentary on 21st Century IdeologiesNettie BrockChapter 13: The Story of Zheng Yang Gate: Chinese Television Representation of Female EntrepreneursMei ZhangChapter 14: Exploring Gendering in Iranian Television Drama SerialsAli ZohooriSection IV. Comedy-DramaChapter 15: Being a Black Man on Being Mary Jane: Considering Complexities of Black Masculinity in a Female-centric DramaGeorge L. DanielsChapter 16: HBO’s Insecure and Issa Dee: Black Women’s Interpretations on FacebookMorgan W. SmallsChapter 17: Pregnancy and the Back-to-Work Narrative: How Television Comedy-Dramas Navigate the Social Norms of MotherhoodElizabeth Fish HatfieldSection V. Crime and Medical DramaChapter 18: Historical Drama Peaky Blinders: Pitching Racial Allegiances and Ethnocentric PopulismInna ArzumanovaChapter 19: Zero Tolerance: Genre and the Politics of Reconciliation in a South African Crime ShowIan-Malcolm RijsdijkChapter 20: Doctor(ed) Representations: Physician Portrayals on Medical Television ShowsDavid Lynn Painter, Sarah Parsloe, and Hannah JurellerAbout the Contributors
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Lexington Books Rape in Period Drama Television: Consent, Myth,
Book SynopsisRape in Period Drama Television considers the representation of rape and rape myths in a number of the most influential recent television period dramas. Like the corset, has become a shorthand for women's oppression in the past. Sexual violence has long been, and still is, commonplace in television period drama, often used to add authenticity and realism to shows or as a sensationalist means of chasing ratings. However, the authors illustrate that the depiction of rape is more than a mere reminder that the past was a dangerous place for women (and some men). In these series, they argue, rape functions as a kind of “anti-heritage” device that dispels the nostalgia usually associated with period television and reflects back on the current cultural moment, in which the #MeToo and #Timesup movement have increased awareness of the prevalence of sexual abuse, but in which legal and political processes have not yet caught up. In doing so, Rape in Period Drama Television sets out to explore the assumptions and beliefs which audiences continue to hold about rape, rapists, and victims.Table of ContentsChapter One: Rape Fantasy and the “Lawless” Eighteenth Century: Poldark and BanishedChapter Two: Rape Responses, Romance, and Rape-RevengeChapter Three: “Dismissed, ignored, and woefully underreported”: Male Rape in Bridgerton and OutlanderChapter Four: Rape as a Weapon of War: Das Boot and A Place to Call HomeChapter Five: Procurement and Period Drama: Rape for Money in Harlots Chapter Six: “If you can’t rape your wife, who can you rape?”: Marital Rape in The Forsyte Saga and PoldarkChapter Seven: Rape and the Older Woman
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Lexington Books Politics Go to the Movies: International
Book SynopsisMovies and television series are excellent tools for teaching political science and international relations. Understanding how stories in various film and television genres illustrate political ideas can better assist students and fans understand and appreciate the political subtext of these media products. This book will examine five genres and their variants. The first is gangster movies, focusing on American and other organized crime, which reached its zenith in the films of Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese. Second are political thriller and action movies and television series. Superhero films and TV deal more with modern characters who seek to serve society as they deal with personal struggles and their individual identities. Fourth are war movies, which tend to promote positive images of wars when wars are perceived as successful, but can include antiwar messages when wars turn badly. Fifth are Western movies, which fell out of favor in the 1970s and 1980s, but have undergone a renaissance since the 1990s. Westerns can be taken as either political parables, or as meditations on policing, anarchy, community organization and informal leadership. These genres all offer escape, but can also offer political lessons. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Magic in the Dark—and Making the Most of a Dark TimeChapter 1: Politics Go Hollywood: Making Sense of Genre Movies and PoliticsChapter 2: Gangsters Give Films and TV an Offer They Can’t RefuseChapter 3: Politics of Paranoia and Anger: Thriller and Action MoviesChapter 4: Superheroes Save Our Politics and International RelationsChapter 5: Movies Go to War: Shifting Images of Humans’ Most Searing ExperienceChapter 6: Let’s Play Cowboys and Politicos: The Imagined West, Society, and PoliticsChapter 7: Other Genres, Other Politics: From Love Stories to Religious Movies
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Simon & Schuster Audio Off the Back of a Truck: Unofficial Contraband
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Headline Publishing Group Live from New York: The Little Guide to Saturday
Book SynopsisSince Chevy Chase first uttered the phrase 'Live from New York, it's Saturday night,' Saturday Night Live has grown from the vision of Canadian comedian Lorne Michaels to be a cultural institution.And while the early days of cocaine-fuelled all-night writing sessions have given way to the world's biggest names treading the boards in Studio 8H, SNL remains must-see TV and the ultimate goal of any aspiring young comedian.Everyone has a favourite cast member, a favourite sketch and a favourite quote. After 46 years on air, how could you not?SAMPLE QUOTE: 'In a brilliant move during closing arguments, Simpson attorney Johnnie Cochran put on the knit cap prosecutors say O.J. wore the night he committed the murders. Although O.J. may have hurt his case when he suddenly blurted out "Hey, hey, easy with that, that's my lucky stabbing hat!"' – As seen on quotes.net. Saturday Night Live (1975) - Norm MacDonald SAMPLE FACT: SNL hasn't just launched successful comedy careers: Oscar award-winning composer Howard Shore was the show's first musical director. Shore was a childhood friend of Lorne Michaels and went on to score The Lord of the RIngs films, among others.Table of ContentsThe 1970s - 'I would like to feed your fingers to the wolverines' • The 1980s - 'Gonna get in the hot tub' • The 1990s - 'Well la-dee-freakin'-da' • The 2000s - 'You're gonna want that cowbell!' • The 2010s - 'Any questions?'
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Liverpool University Press Lost
Book SynopsisFrom its opening moments featuring the aftermath of a plane crash on a tropical island, the television series Lost (2004-2010) became one of the most intriguing and talked about programmes in the era of digital media. This contribution to the Constellations series is the first full-length account of Lost and explores in detail what made this series both a popular hit with critics and the public (as ‘quality’ or ‘must-see’ TV), and also a series accruing intense fan scrutiny (as cult telefantasy). Lost is discussed in terms of its generic hybridity, and in particular how it incorporates and reframes familiar tropes of science fiction in the context of a Survivor reality TV-style plot on the one hand and as a ‘mystery box’ of extremely complex hermeneutic codes and hyperdiegesis on the other. Further, it explores the ways in which Lost uses science fictional narrative approaches to the intersections between themes of gender, identity, community, science, faith and philosophic thought. The book also discusses the series’ relationship with its narrative extensions in online games, merchandise, secondary texts and paratexts. Constellations: Lost is thus an important retrospective examination of a significant television series that was also a pioneering transmedia text.
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Liverpool University Press Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek:
Book SynopsisThe first two seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, the newest instalment in the long-running and influential Star Trek franchise, received media and academic attention from the moment they arrived on screen. Discovery makes several key changes to Star Trek’s well-known narrative formulae, particularly the use of more serialized storytelling, appealing to audiences’ changed viewing habits in the streaming age – and yet the storylines, in their topical nature and the broad range of socio-political issues they engage with, continue in the political vein of the series’ megatext. This volume brings together eighteen essays and one interview about the series, with contributions from a variety of disciplines including cultural studies, literary studies, media studies, fandom studies, history and political science. They explore representations of gender, sexuality and race, as well as topics such as shifts in storytelling and depictions of diplomacy. Examining Discovery alongside older entries into the Star Trek canon and tracing emerging continuities and changes, this volume will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in Star Trek and science fiction in the franchise era.List of contributors: Sherryl Vint, Andrea Whiteacre, Torsten Kathke, John Andreas Fuchs, Ina Batzke, Sarah Böhlau, Will Tattersdill, Kerstin-Anja Münderlein, Diana Mafe, Whit Frazier Peterson, Henrik Schillinger, Arne Sönnichsen, Judith Rauscher, Amy C. Chambers, Mareike Spychala, Sabrina Mittermeier, Jennifer Volkmer, Si Sophie Pages Whybrew and Lisa Meinecke. Trade Review‘From the philosophy of time travel and alternate dimensions to the fraught politics of representation in contemporary film and television, Fighting for the Future sets scholarly coordinates for the series that has redefined Star Trek for the twenty-first century.’Gerry Canavan, Marquette University'This volume is a solid addition to the literature of Star Trek. As Discovery continues to chart its course alongside the other CBS productions... Scholars will reach for this book as the first collection of analyses of the new era, which had meaningfully differentiated itself from previous entries in the franchise.' Cait Coker, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts'The editors achieve a remarkable feat in this collection by providing a comprehensive look at a series still in development. … Mittermeier and Spychala end their text confident that the series has left the past in the past, while holding on to the franchise’s belief in a positive future.' Justice Hagan, Science Fiction Film and Television'Fighting for the Future is an interesting and engaging collection of essays that examines Star Trek: Discovery as a piece of media in and of itself, as well as a piece of a much larger cultural legacy. Like other essay collections of its type, it draws on scholars from diverse disciplines who put their own spin and flavor on their scholarship.' Jessica Seymour, Ancillary Review of Books'Fighting for the Future: Essays on Star Trek: Discovery is full of interesting, engaging, well-argued, and well-written chapters, and it should be considered an effective work of scholarship from which the fields of media, English, and American studies should get considerable worth.' Graham Minenor-Matheson, Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy ResearchTable of ContentsPrefaceSherryl Vint IntroductionSabrina Mittermeier & Mareike Spychala ‘Boldly Going Where No Series Has Gone Before?’ – Discovery’s Role Within The Franchise and Its DiscontentsLooking in the Mirror: The Negotiation of Franchise Identity in Star Trek: Discovery Andrea WhiteacreA Star Trek About Being Star Trek: History, Liberalism and Discovery’s Cold War Roots Torsten KathkeThe Conscience of the King – Or: Is There In Truth No Sex and Violence? John Andreas FuchsThese Are the Voyages?: The Post-Jubilee Trek Legacy on the Discovery, the Orville, and the Callister Michael G. Robinson‘Just as repetition reinforces repetition, change begets change’ – Modes of Storytelling in Canon and FanonFrom Series to Seriality: Star Trek’s Mirror Universe in the Post-Network Era Ina Batzke‘Lorca, I’m Really Gonna Miss Killing You’– The Fictional Space Created by Time Loop NarrativesSarah BöhlauDiscovery and the Form of Victorian Periodicals Will TattersdillTo Boldly Discuss: Socio-Political Discourses in Star Trek: Discovery Fanfiction Kerstin-Anja Münderlein‘Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations?’ – Negotiating Otherness in Star Trek: DiscoveryAfrofuturism, Imperialism, and IntersectionalityInterview on Normalizing Black Women as Heroes Diana MafeThe Cotton-Gin Effect: An Afrofuturist Reading of Star Trek: Discovery Whit Frazier PetersonThe American Hello: U.S. Representations of Diplomacy in Star Trek: Discovery Henrik Schillinger & Arne Sönnichsen‘Into A Mirror Darkly’: Border Crossing and Imperial(ist) Feminism in Star Trek: Discovery Judith RauscherInterrogating Gender Star Trek Discovers Women: Gender, Race, Science, and Michael Burnham Amy C. ChambersNot Your Daddy’s Star Trek: Exploring Female Characters in Star Trek: Discovery Mareike Spychala‘We Choose Our Own Pain. Mine Makes Me Remember’ – Gabriel Lorca, Ash Tyler and the Question of Masculinity Sabrina Mittermeier & Jennifer VolkmerQueering Star Trek ‘Never hide who you are’: Queer Representation and Actorvism in Star Trek: Discovery Sabrina Mittermeier & Mareike Spychala ‘I never met a female Michael before’: Star Trek: Discovery between Trans Potentiality and Cis Anxiety Si Sophie Pages WhybrewVeins and Muscles of the Universe: Posthumanism and Connectivity in Star Trek: Discovery Lisa Meinecke
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University of Exeter Press Turkish Drama Serials: The Importance and
Book SynopsisThe extraordinary global success of Turkish drama serials is a significant development in contemporary popular culture. This book presents comparative audience data from three different regions to explore its ramifications across the Global South. We learn how this phenomenon has transformed Turkey—a Muslim-majority country—into the world’s second-largest producer of scripted television serials, enticing audiences from all over the world. The book takes an audience-centred approach, investigating the reasons for the allure of Turkish dramas to Arab, Latin American, and Israeli audiences. In tandem, it explores Turkey's changing foreign policy, economic, and trade relationships since the turn of the millennium, which have coincided with the enormous success of the country's television output. It also analyses the role and importance of Turkish dramas as a soft-power tool by scrutinizing how they have influenced viewers' perceptions of Turkey, its people, and its culture. This volume will appeal to those working in various disciplines—from media and communication, international relations, public diplomacy, sociology, and Middle Eastern studies. The material will also be of great relevance to upper-level undergraduates, postgraduate students, academics, scholars and researchers.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Turkish Television Industry: From National to Transnational 2. Turkish Drama Serials in the Arab World 3. Fluctuating Turkish–Arab Relations and the Soft Power of Drama Serials 4. The Importance of Socio-Cultural Factors in the Appeal of Turkish Serials among Arab Viewers 5. Why Turkish Dramas Resonate with Arab Women: An Analysis of the Responses of Women Viewers in Qatar 6. Turkish Drama Serials in Chile 7. Turkish Drama Serials in Israel Summary and Conclusion Notes References Index
£71.25
Myrmidon Books Ltd Wanna Cook?
Book Synopsis“I am not in danger . . . I am the danger.” With those words, Breaking Bad’s Walter White solidified himself as TV’s greatest antihero. Wanna Cook? explores the most critically lauded series on television with analyses of the individual episodes and ongoing storylines. From details such as stark settings, intricate camerawork, and jarring music to the larger themes, including the roles of violence, place, self-change, legal ethics, and fan reactions, this companion book is perfect for those diehards who have watched the Emmy Award–winning series multiple times as well as for new viewers. Wanna Cook? elucidates without spoiling and illuminates without nit-picking. A must have for any fan’s collection.
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Great Northern Books Ltd Great British TV Quiz Shows
Book SynopsisWe all love a quiz. It's virtually impossible to hear a quiz question without blurting the answer out loud, if you happen to know it. We spend our lives accumulating useless facts, information and trivia, most of which just sits quietly in our brains gathering dust, so it's very gratifying to be able to answer quiz questions and prove all that learning wasn't a complete waste of time. Right from the birth of commercial television, in the mid-1950s, quiz shows have been a staple of the nation's TV viewing habits. People of a certain age will remember Hughie Green's Double Your Money and Michael Miles with Take Your Pick, but, seven decades later, quiz shows are still going strong - The Chase and Pointless being two hugely successful current examples. The programmes have become more sophisticated and glitzy, the prizes have become bigger and better, but, ultimately, they are still rooted in the very simple premise of a question being asked and a person answering it either correctly or incorrectly, leading to reward or forfeit. This fascinating, amusing and well-researched book is a personal and affectionate guide to the evolution of the TV quiz show, through all the many changes over the years, leading to the ultimate game-changer, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The book doesn't stop there, but it does give a detailed insider's view of the most important quiz show ever created. Readers will wallow in nostalgia reading about Bullseye, Sale Of The Century and Blockbusters, and they will learn surprising facts about all the many quizzes we have watched over the years. Did you know that the format for BBC TV's Mastermind was based on its creator's experiences of wartime interrogation by The Gestapo?
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Mad Norwegian Press About Time: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who:
Book SynopsisIn About Time, the whole of Doctor Who is examined through the lens of the real-world social and political changes as well as ongoing developments in television production that influenced the series in ways big and small over the course of a generation. Armed with these guidebooks, readers will be able to cast their minds back to 1975, 1982, 2005, and other years to best appreciate the series' content and character. The Second Edition of About Time 4 is such an upgrade, it's split into two volumes! Volume 2 greatly expands upon the commentary and essays offered on Doctor Who Seasons 15 to 17: the Graham Williams Era of Doctor Who, including the "Key to Time" season, all starring the iconic Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor. Essays in this volume include: “Is Doctor Who Unsuitable for Adults?”, “Why Does the Doctor's Age Keep Changing?” and “It's the Panto Essay, Isn't It Boys and Girls?”Table of ContentsEssaysDo Robots have Rights?Why Couldn’t They Just Have Spent More Money?Which is Best, Film or Video? Has the Time War Started?What were the Cybermen's Daftest 'Only' Weaknesses?September or January?What Does Anti-Matter Do?Where (and When) is Gallifrey?Why Does Earth Keep Getting Invaded?Who Are All These Strange Men in Wigs?Doctor of What?Does the Universe Speak English?Eldrad Must Live – But How?Could Scratchman have Happened?Seriously, Did Rassilon Know Omega?Was This an SF series?Cultural Primer:?Top of the PopsMary Whitehouse: What was Her Problem?
£31.96
Rutgers University Press Scratchin' and Survivin': Hustle Economics and
Book Synopsis The 1970s was a golden age for representations of African American life on TV sitcoms: Sanford & Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons. Surprisingly, nearly all the decade’s notable Black sitcoms were made by a single company, Tandem Productions. Founded by two white men, the successful team behind All in the Family, writer Norman Lear and director Bud Yorkin, Tandem gave unprecedented opportunities to Black actors, writers, and producers to break into the television industry. However, these Black auteurs also struggled to get the economic privileges and creative autonomy regularly granted to their white counterparts. Scratchin’ and Survivin’ discovers surprising parallels between the behind-the-scenes drama at Tandem and the plotlines that aired on their sitcoms, as both real and fictional African Americans devised various strategies for getting their fair share out of systems prone to exploiting their labor. The media scholar Adrien Sebro describes these tactics as a form of “hustle economics,” and he pays special attention to the ways that Black women—including actresses like LaWanda Page, Isabel Sanford, and Esther Rolle—had to hustle for recognition. Exploring Tandem’s complex legacy, including its hit racially mixed sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, he showcases the Black talent whose creative agency and labor resilience helped to transform the television industry. Trade Review"Adrien Sebro's fascinating and instructive look at these series will force industry stakeholders to see and pursue them anew." -- Beretta E. Smith-Shomade * editor of Watching While Black: Centering the Television of Black Audiences *“This is what the next generation of scholarship on critical black television and media studies look like—original, probing, curious, courageous, confident. By taking on complex questions of Black family life, social class, passing and Black difference, and the role of Black women, Scratchin’ and Survivin’ reframes the radical nature of the meanings, impacts, and struggles over representation and production.” -- Herman S. Gray * author of Cultural Moves: African Americans and the Politics of Representation *"In Scratchin’ and Survivin’, Adrien Sebro pays close attention to and honors the often-invisible labor of Black culture industries workers. Using the framework of 'hustle economics,' Sebro uncovers a treasure trove of hidden and archival transcripts that give voice to Black-cast sitcom stars like Redd Foxx and Esther Rolle as more than talented actors, but Black Americans working in Hollywood trying to get, as The Jeffersons’ theme song says, their 'piece of the pie'.” -- Alfred L. Martin * author of The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Hustle 1 Approaching Tandem Productions 2 Sanford and Son 3 Good Times 4 The Jeffersons Conclusion: A Piece of the Pie Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£25.19
Rutgers University Press Scratchin' and Survivin': Hustle Economics and
Book Synopsis The 1970s was a golden age for representations of African American life on TV sitcoms: Sanford & Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons. Surprisingly, nearly all the decade’s notable Black sitcoms were made by a single company, Tandem Productions. Founded by two white men, the successful team behind All in the Family, writer Norman Lear and director Bud Yorkin, Tandem gave unprecedented opportunities to Black actors, writers, and producers to break into the television industry. However, these Black auteurs also struggled to get the economic privileges and creative autonomy regularly granted to their white counterparts. Scratchin’ and Survivin’ discovers surprising parallels between the behind-the-scenes drama at Tandem and the plotlines that aired on their sitcoms, as both real and fictional African Americans devised various strategies for getting their fair share out of systems prone to exploiting their labor. The media scholar Adrien Sebro describes these tactics as a form of “hustle economics,” and he pays special attention to the ways that Black women—including actresses like LaWanda Page, Isabel Sanford, and Esther Rolle—had to hustle for recognition. Exploring Tandem’s complex legacy, including its hit racially mixed sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, he showcases the Black talent whose creative agency and labor resilience helped to transform the television industry. Trade Review"Adrien Sebro's fascinating and instructive look at these series will force industry stakeholders to see and pursue them anew." -- Beretta E. Smith-Shomade * editor of Watching While Black: Centering the Television of Black Audiences *“This is what the next generation of scholarship on critical black television and media studies look like—original, probing, curious, courageous, confident. By taking on complex questions of Black family life, social class, passing and Black difference, and the role of Black women, Scratchin’ and Survivin’ reframes the radical nature of the meanings, impacts, and struggles over representation and production.” -- Herman S. Gray * author of Cultural Moves: African Americans and the Politics of Representation *"In Scratchin’ and Survivin’, Adrien Sebro pays close attention to and honors the often-invisible labor of Black culture industries workers. Using the framework of 'hustle economics,' Sebro uncovers a treasure trove of hidden and archival transcripts that give voice to Black-cast sitcom stars like Redd Foxx and Esther Rolle as more than talented actors, but Black Americans working in Hollywood trying to get, as The Jeffersons’ theme song says, their 'piece of the pie'.” -- Alfred L. Martin * author of The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Hustle 1 Approaching Tandem Productions 2 Sanford and Son 3 Good Times 4 The Jeffersons Conclusion: A Piece of the Pie Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£107.20
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Becoming Vampire: Difference and the Vampire in
Book SynopsisBecoming Vampire is an interdisciplinary study of how the figure of the vampire in the twenty-first century has been used to create and define difference, not as either a positive or negative attribute, but as a catalyst for change and the exploration of new identity positions. Whilst focusing on the films Let Me In and Let the Right One In to highlight the referential and intertextual nature of the genre itself, it utilises a broad spectrum of methodological approaches to show how the many facets of the vampire can destabilise traditional categories of who we are and what we might become. This volume then provides a timely examination of the multifaceted and multivalent character of the vampire and the possibilities inherent within our interactions with them, making this study a consideration of what we might term ‘vampiric becomings’ and an exploration of why the undead ‘creatures of the night’ remain so fascinating to Western culture.Table of ContentsCONTENTS: The All-American, Un-American Vampire: Nationhood and the Vampire – It Made Me Do It!: Disorientation and Vampiric Objects – What a Girl Wants: Agency and the Becoming Female Vampire – The Vampire Survival Guide: ‘Reel-Life’ Vampires – The Vampire in Neverland: Nostalgia and Becoming-Child – Vampiric Invitations: Becoming with the Vampire
£66.33
Amsterdam University Press Transmedia Terrors in Post-TV Horror: Digital
Book SynopsisIn the twenty-first century horror television has spread across the digital TV landscape, garnering mainstream appeal. Located within a transmedia matrix, Transmedia Terrors in Post-TV Horror triangulates this boom across screen content, industry practices, and online participatory cultures. Understanding the genre within a post-TV paradigm, the book readdresses what is horror television, analysing not only broadcast TV and streaming platforms but also portals such as YouTube, Twitch.TV, and apps. The book also investigates complex digital media ecologies, blurring distinctions between niche and general audience viewing practices, and fostering new circulation pathways for horror television from around the world. Undertaking netnography, the book further offers an innovative model – abject spectrums – to empirically explore myriad audience responses to TV horror, manifesting in various participatory practices including writing, imagery, and crafts. As such, the book greatly expands what is considered horror television, its formatting and circulation, and the transmedia materiality of audience engagement.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction – TV Horror: What a Time to Be Alive… and Undead Part 1 – Post-TV Horror Ecologies Chapter 1 – Jekyll and Hyde: TV Horror’s Incorporation of Other Genres and Audiences Chapter 2 – Streaming Screaming: Post-Television Horror Texts and Platforms Chapter 3 – Digital Crypt Keepers: Informal Digital Dissemination and Consumption of Post-TV Horror Part 2 – Post-TV Horror Audiences Chapter 4 – Not Just Horrifying: TV Horror Audiences’ Abject Spectrums Chapter 5 – Spreadable Splatter: TV Horror’s Online Fans’ Image Textuality Chapter 6 – Sick Senses: Fan Food and Soundtracks as Materialities of Transmedia TV Horror Conclusion
£116.85
Hong Kong University Press TV Drama in China
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£36.00
Hong Kong University Press TV Drama in China
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£19.00
Springer Verlag, Singapore Television Series as Literature
Book SynopsisThis book explores how television series can be understood as a form of literature, bridging the gap between literary and television studies. It goes beyond existing adaptation studies and narratological approaches to television series in both its scope and depth. The respective chapters address literary works, themes, tropes, techniques, values, genres, and movements in relation to a broad variety of television series, while drawing on the theoretical work of a host of scholars from Simone de Beauvoir and Yuri Lotman to Ted Nannicelli and Jason Mittel, and on critical approaches ranging from narratology and semiotics to empirical sociology and phenomenology. The book fosters new ways of understanding television series and literature and lays the groundwork for future scholarship in a number of fields. By questioning the alleged divide between television series and works of literature, it contributes not only to a better understanding of television series and literary texts themselves, but also to the development of interdisciplinary scholarship in the humanities.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Block 1: TV Series as Literature in Theory.- Adapting Balzic for Television: Literariness and Authorial Identity on the Small Screen.- The Poetics of Screenwriting: Approaching the Teleplay from a Literary Perspective.- From Frenetic to Vivid: Phenomenological Reading to Immersive Television Narratives.- Literary Remediations of The Contemporary Television Series – From the Familiar to Storyttelling Originals.- The Literary in Television, or Why Should We Teach TV Series in Literature Departments.- Toward “Sphere Theory”: Redefining the Narrative Genres of the Novel and the TV Drama Series.- The Academic Canonization of Media and Its Connections to Industry.- Literary Value and the Case of the Teleserye in the Philippines.- Block 2: Television Literature as Literature in Pratice.- “It’s the Beauty that Hurts the Most”: Rectify as Televisual Novel.- Angry Old Men? Reading ITV’S Morse Through the Lends of the Campus Novel.- “Read a Fucking Book!”: Healing Trauma Through Reading in Boardwalk Empire.- Not Exactly Shakespeare? Shakespeare’S Plays, Ben Elton’s Upstart Crow and the Problem of Literature on Television.- A Shift in Storytelling: Television Series over the Garden Wall as a Literary Reconstruction of Dante’S Divine Comedy.- Breaking Bad: Reading Freedom Through the Fragility of Private Space.- Rat Phones, Alligators, Lemon Pepper Wet: The Poetic Absurd of Atlanta.- Reading a Police Procedural as a Lyrical Text.- Audible Paratexts: Song Lyrics in Television Series.- Adult Fables in the Digital Age: A Literary Approach to Black Mirror.- “Literature/Film/Mad Men”.- ‘Married at First Sight’: A TV Literature Experiment.
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Insight Editions Harry Potter Greetings from Hogwarts Hogsmeade
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