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Book SynopsisToni Pape examines contemporary television that often presents a conflict-laden conclusion first before relaying the events that led up to that inevitable ending, showing how this narrative structure attunes audiences to the fear-based political doctrine of preemption—a logic that justifies preemptive action to nullify a perceived future threat.
Trade Review"Graduate students, scholars, and professions interested in media, time, and politics might find this book useful to help better understand the use of time in storytelling and its effects on politics and relatability." -- Morgan Danker * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Preemptive Narratives and Televisual Futures 1
1. The Serial Machine: Toward Figures of Time 38
2. Three Representations and a Figural: Bergsonian Variations on Metric Time, the Virtual, and Creative Becoming 73
3. Loop into Line: The Moral Command of Preemption 109
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Damages as Procedural Television 142
Afterword. Anarchival Television 176
Acknowledgments 183
Notes 185
Works Cited 203
Index 215
