{"product_id":"tv-transformations-transgressive-women-from-prisoner-cell-block-h-to-wentworth-9781789975062","title":"TV Transformations \u0026 Transgressive Women: From","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e«Just like \u003ci\u003ePrisoner \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWentworth\u003c\/i\u003e, this book is an instant cult classic. Written with love by a collective of expert aca-fans, \u003ci\u003eTV Transformations \u0026amp; Transgressive Women \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a fascinating journey through the cultural legacies of Australia’s favourite prison TV dramas. Contributors use a rich palette of methods, from genre analysis to production research, to unpack the significance of these shows. An exemplary textual study, this richly multi-perspectival collection is essential reading for anyone interested in television genres.» (Ramon Lobato, Associate Professor, RMIT University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«This collection is a wonderful example of how certain TV shows can have tremendous impact, not only in the time of their making, but for several decades, when suddenly there’s the opportunity to travel even further in an on-demand age and meet new audiences, academics and analytical approaches. The chapters offer a wide range of interesting interpretations and discussions, not the least on the way women have been represented on screen then and now. A good read for academics, fans and aca-fans.» (Eva Novrup Redvall, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e　\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA deep dive into iconic 1980s Australian women-in-prison TV drama \u003ci\u003ePrisoner \u003c\/i\u003e(aka \u003ci\u003eCell Block H\u003c\/i\u003e), its contemporary reimagining as \u003ci\u003eWentworth\u003c\/i\u003e, and its broader, global industry significance and influence, this book brings together a range of scholarly and industry perspectives, including an interview with actor Shareena Clanton (\u003ci\u003eWentworth\u003c\/i\u003e’s Doreen Anderson). Its chapters draw on talks with producers, screenwriters and casting; fan voices from the \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003etwitterverse; comparisons with Netflix’s \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e; queer and LGBTQ approaches; and international production histories and contexts. By charting a path from \u003ci\u003ePrisoner \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eWentworth\u003c\/i\u003e, the book offers a new mapping of TV shifts and transformations through the lens of female transgression, ruminating on the history, currency, industry position and cultural value of women-in-prison series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents: Radha O’Meara, Tessa Dwyer, Stayci Taylor and Craig Batty: Breakout Women: Introduction to TV Transformations, Gender and Transgression – On the Inside: Voices from Industry – Interview with Shareena Clanton: Representation, Responsibility and Racism: A Courageous Conversation with Shareena Clanton – Tessa Dwyer and Philippa Burne: Repeat Offender: TV Remakes, Reboots and Revival from \u003ci\u003ePrisoner \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003eand beyond – Radha O’Meara: Scriptwriting on the Inside: The Streamlined System of \u003ci\u003ePrisoner \u003c\/i\u003eand the Collaborative Community of \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003e– Helen Milte: «\u003ci\u003eI Want to See Rit’ Connors\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eI Want to See Her Now!\u003c\/i\u003e»: The TV Series Guest Performer as Intertextual Messenger – She’s Got Form: Narrative, Genre and Motif – Kim Yen Howells-Ng: Women in the System: Narrative Modes and Rhetoric in \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black \u003c\/i\u003e– Niall Brennan: Flashbacks and Morality in Women’s Prison TV Drama – Kate Warner: Gothic Themes in Australian TV’s Women’s Prison Dramas – Corrine E. Hinton and Cathrine Hoekstra: «You Want to See Your Daughter? You Tell Me What Happened»: Motherhood and the Market Economy in \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003e– Tough Love: Punishment, Power and Identity – Jessica Ford: \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003eand Contemporary Media Feminisms: Systemic Inequality and Individual Responsibility – Josie Rose Atkinson: Prison Blues and Token Truths: Inside the Reality and Fantasy of First Nations Representations in Australian Women’s Prison Drama \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003e– Whitney Monaghan: Doing (Queer) Time in \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003e– Sam McCracken: «And Then They Confiscate Her Hormones»: Trans Incarceration and\/ in \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black \u003c\/i\u003e– Diana Sandars: The Motherless Teenage Daughter: Lock Her Up or Send Her Away – Alex Bevan: The Stone- Cold Power Dame: TV Women in Power, State Security and National Discourse – On the Outside: Fandom, Activism and Afterlives – Olympia Barron, Catherine Gillam and Alexander Gionfriddo: Telling It Like It Was: Independent Activist Filmmaking, Australian Prison Systems and \u003ci\u003ePrisoner \u003c\/i\u003e– Craig Haslop and Craig Batty: From Boys to Men via \u003ci\u003eCell Block H\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003ePrisoner\u003c\/i\u003e, Queer Identities and Productive Fan Nostalgia – Amanda K. Allen: «It’s Not My Fault I Help Girls Realize They’re Lesbians»: Compulsory \u003ci\u003eHomo\u003c\/i\u003esexuality as Communication in Online \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003eFandom – Renee Middlemost and Stayci Taylor: Competing Desires, Competing Interests: Opening the Dialogue between \u003ci\u003eWentworth\u003c\/i\u003e, Fans and Industry – Alexa Scarlata: Recommending \u003ci\u003eWentworth \u003c\/i\u003eto the World: How Netflix «Changed the Show» and Australian TV Drama Production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042596323671,"sku":"9781789975062","price":53.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789975062.jpg?v=1750954793","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tv-transformations-transgressive-women-from-prisoner-cell-block-h-to-wentworth-9781789975062","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}