Описание: The Duffer Brothers` award-winning Stranger Things exploded onto the pop culture scene in 2016. This collection of 23 new essays explores how the show reduces, reuses and recycles `80s pop culture, and how it shapes our understanding of the decade through distorted memory.
Описание: One of the FX network`s most successful original productions, Sons of Anarchy roared onto the scene in September 2008 and dominated FX`s programming for seven seasons. This collection includes a robust array of scholarly perspectives on Sons of Anarchy`s complicated presentation of masculinity and the cultural implications thereof.
Описание: This encyclopaedic work covers TV`s female spies, private investigators, amateur sleuths, police detectives, federal agents and crime-fighting superheroes, with an emphasis on lead or noteworthy characters. The entries include series credits and synopses, notable plot points, important or fun facts, and critical commentary on seminal series and characters.
Описание: Jessica Jones barged onto our TV and computer screens in November 2015, courtesy of Marvel and Netflix, presenting a hard-drinking female protagonist who wrestles with her own inner (and outer) demons. This collection of new essays offers insight into Jessica Jones`s complex themes and story lines.
Описание: HBO's Carnivale was a critically-acclaimed, elaborate period narrative set in Depression era America that set the stage for the current explosion of cinematic storytelling on television. Despite an ambitious and unusual storyline that spanned several seasons, remarkable production design and a stellar cast, the show was cancelled after only two seasons. No other television series has been so steeped in history, spirituality and occultism, and despite its early cancellation it retains a cult-like following. This collection of fresh essays explores the series through a diverse array of topics, from visual aesthetics to tarot symbolism to sexuality to the portrayal of deformity.
Описание: The CW`s long-running series Supernatural follows the adventures of brothers Sam and Dean Winchester as they pursue the "family business" of hunting supernatural beings. This collection of new essays examines how the series both incorporates and complicates Gothic elements related to traditional tropes, storytelling, women and gender issues and monstrosity.
Автор: Cornelius Michael G. Название: Spartacus in the Television Arena: Essays on the Starz Series ISBN: 0786498013 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786498017 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3326.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The image of Spartacus as a noble if doomed avenger is familiar and his story has been retold through history as a cautionary tale about social injustice. The series Spartacus takes a different view, with a graphically violent depiction of the man and his times and a focus on the archetype of the gladiator. This collection of new essays studies the series as an exploration of masculinity.
Описание: From the beginning, controversies have swirled around the ways in which both Robert Kirkman`s comics and AMC`s series of The Walking Dead represent race, gender, and sexuality. This collection of essays is the first to address those controversies in a sustained way.
Автор: Brown Название: The Modern Superhero in Film and Television ISBN: 1138897787 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138897786 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 24499.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Hollywood`s live-action superhero films currently dominate the worldwide box-office, with the characters enjoying more notoriety through their feature film and television depictions than they have ever before. This book argues that this immense popularity reveals deep cultural concerns about politics, gender, ethnicity, patriotism and consumerism after the events of 9/11.
Описание: First aired in 1989, The Simpsons has become America`s most beloved animation. This collection of new essays explores the many ways in which The Simpsons reflects everyday life through its exploration of gender roles, music, death, food politics, science and religion, anxiety, friendship and more.
Автор: Hoffman Eric Название: Approaching Twin Peaks: Critical Essays on the Original Series ISBN: 1476671273 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476671277 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5821.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Though it lasted just two seasons, Twin Peaks (1990-1991) raised the bar for television and is now considered one of the great dramas in TV history. Its complex plots and sensational visuals both inspired and alienated audiences. After 25 years, the cult classic is being rebooted. This collection of new essays explores its filmic influences, its genre-bending innovations and it use of horror and science fiction conventions, from the original series through the earlier film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and subsequent video releases.
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