{"product_id":"figures-of-time-9781478004035","title":"Figures of Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToni 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Preemptive Narratives and Televisual Futures  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Serial Machine: Toward Figures of Time  38\u003cbr\u003e 2. Three Representations and a Figural: Bergsonian Variations on Metric Time, the Virtual, and Creative Becoming  73\u003cbr\u003e 3. Loop into Line: The Moral Command of Preemption  109\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eDamages\u003c\/i\u003e as Procedural Television  142\u003cbr\u003e Afterword. Anarchival Television  176\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  183\u003cbr\u003e Notes  185\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited  203\u003cbr\u003e Index  215","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408975176023,"sku":"9781478004035","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478004035.jpg?v=1730504929","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/figures-of-time-9781478004035","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}