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        Literature & Literary Studies
        December 2020

        Serial Shakespeare

        An infinite variety of appropriations in American TV drama

        by Elisabeth Bronfen

        Introduction: appropriation, dislocation, and crossmapping 1 Shakespeare's spectres: Westworld 2 Wearing the crown: The Wire 3 Choosing our queen: a series of first female presidents from Commander in Chief to House of Cards 4 Rogue queens: Veep, Homeland, and Scandal 5 All the frontier's a stage: Deadwood 6 Carnival of spies: The Americans Index

      • Trusted Partner
        Literature & Literary Studies
        December 2020

        Serial Shakespeare

        An infinite variety of appropriations in American TV drama

        by Elisabeth Bronfen

        Introduction: appropriation, dislocation, and crossmapping 1 Shakespeare's spectres: Westworld 2 Wearing the crown: The Wire 3 Choosing our queen: a series of first female presidents from Commander in Chief to House of Cards 4 Rogue queens: Veep, Homeland, and Scandal 5 All the frontier's a stage: Deadwood 6 Carnival of spies: The Americans Index

      • Trusted Partner
        Literature & Literary Studies
        December 2020

        Serial Shakespeare

        An infinite variety of appropriations in American TV drama

        by Elisabeth Bronfen

        Introduction: appropriation, dislocation, and crossmapping 1 Shakespeare's spectres: Westworld 2 Wearing the crown: The Wire 3 Choosing our queen: a series of first female presidents from Commander in Chief to House of Cards 4 Rogue queens: Veep, Homeland, and Scandal 5 All the frontier's a stage: Deadwood 6 Carnival of spies: The Americans Index

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        The Arts
        April 2022

        Sound / image

        Moments in television

        by Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell, Lucy Fife Donaldson

        An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship. Each 'Moments' book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Sound / image reassesses the synergy between televisual images, and sounds and music, as a key creative interaction warranting closer attention. Through close scrutiny of visual and sonic elements, the book's chosen programmes are persuasively illuminated in new ways. The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, dramatic and comedic. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.

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        The Arts
        April 2022

        Sound / image

        Moments in television

        by Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell, Lucy Fife Donaldson

        An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship. Each 'Moments' book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Sound / image reassesses the synergy between televisual images, and sounds and music, as a key creative interaction warranting closer attention. Through close scrutiny of visual and sonic elements, the book's chosen programmes are persuasively illuminated in new ways. The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, dramatic and comedic. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.

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        The Arts
        April 2022

        Complexity / simplicity

        Moments in television

        by Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell, Jonathan Bignell, Sarah Cardwell, Lucy Fife Donaldson

        An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship. Each 'Moments' book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Complexity / simplicity addresses the idea of complex TV, examining its potential, limitations and impact upon creative and interpretative practices. It also reassesses simplicity as an alternative criterion for evaluation. Complexity and simplicity persuasively illuminate the book's chosen programmes in new ways. The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, dramatic and comedic. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        April 2022

        Complexity / simplicity

        Moments in television

        by Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell, Jonathan Bignell, Sarah Cardwell, Lucy Fife Donaldson

        An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship. Each 'Moments' book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Complexity / simplicity addresses the idea of complex TV, examining its potential, limitations and impact upon creative and interpretative practices. It also reassesses simplicity as an alternative criterion for evaluation. Complexity and simplicity persuasively illuminate the book's chosen programmes in new ways. The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, dramatic and comedic. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.

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        The Arts
        May 2023

        Epic / everyday

        Moments in television

        by Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell, Lucy Fife Donaldson

        An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship. Each 'Moments' book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Epic / everyday explores the presence within television of the epic and the everyday. It argues that attention to ideas of the epic and notions of the everyday can illuminate television programmes in new ways. The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, including Game of Thrones, Lost and Dr Who. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        May 2023

        Epic / everyday

        Moments in television

        by Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell, Lucy Fife Donaldson

        An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship. Each 'Moments' book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Epic / everyday explores the presence within television of the epic and the everyday. It argues that attention to ideas of the epic and notions of the everyday can illuminate television programmes in new ways. The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, including Game of Thrones, Lost and Dr Who. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.

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        The Arts
        October 2021

        Doctor Who – New Dawn

        Essays on the Jodie Whittaker era

        by Brigid Cherry, Matthew Hills, Andrew O'Day

        Doctor Who - new dawn explores the latest cultural moment in this long-running BBC TV series: the casting of a female lead. Analysing showrunner Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker's era means considering contemporary Doctor Who as an inclusive, regendered brand. Featuring original interview material with cast members, this edited collection also includes an in-depth discussion with Segun Akinola, composer of the iconic theme tune's current version. The book critically address the series' representations of diversity, as well as fan responses to the thirteenth Doctor via the likes of memes, cosplay and even translation into Spanish as a grammatically gendered language. In addition, concluding essays look at how this moment of Who has been merchandised, especially via the 'experience economy', and how official/unofficial reactions to UK lockdown helped the show to further re-emphasise its public-service potential.

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        The Arts
        October 2021

        Doctor Who – New Dawn

        Essays on the Jodie Whittaker era

        by Brigid Cherry, Matthew Hills, Andrew O'Day

        Doctor Who - new dawn explores the latest cultural moment in this long-running BBC TV series: the casting of a female lead. Analysing showrunner Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker's era means considering contemporary Doctor Who as an inclusive, regendered brand. Featuring original interview material with cast members, this edited collection also includes an in-depth discussion with Segun Akinola, composer of the iconic theme tune's current version. The book critically address the series' representations of diversity, as well as fan responses to the thirteenth Doctor via the likes of memes, cosplay and even translation into Spanish as a grammatically gendered language. In addition, concluding essays look at how this moment of Who has been merchandised, especially via the 'experience economy', and how official/unofficial reactions to UK lockdown helped the show to further re-emphasise its public-service potential.

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        The Arts
        November 2019

        You’re nicked

        Investigating British television police series

        by Ben Lamb, Jonathan Bignell

        You're nicked is the first comprehensive study of television police series in the UK. It shows how British television's most popular genre has developed stylistically, politically and philosophically from 1955 to the present. Each chapter focuses on a particular decade, investigating how the most-watched series represent the inner workings of the police station, the civilian life of criminals and the private lives of police officers. This new methodological approach unearths the complex ideology underpinning each series and discerns the key insights the genre can provide into the breakdown of the post-war settlement. A must-have for scholars and students of British history, television, sociology and criminology, the book will also be of interest to crime-drama enthusiasts worldwide.

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        The Arts
        November 2019

        You’re nicked

        Investigating British television police series

        by Ben Lamb, Jonathan Bignell

        You're nicked is the first comprehensive study of television police series in the UK. It shows how British television's most popular genre has developed stylistically, politically and philosophically from 1955 to the present. Each chapter focuses on a particular decade, investigating how the most-watched series represent the inner workings of the police station, the civilian life of criminals and the private lives of police officers. This new methodological approach unearths the complex ideology underpinning each series and discerns the key insights the genre can provide into the breakdown of the post-war settlement. A must-have for scholars and students of British history, television, sociology and criminology, the book will also be of interest to crime-drama enthusiasts worldwide.

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        The Arts
        April 2022

        Substance / style

        Moments in television

        by Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell, Lucy Fife Donaldson, Jonathan Bignell, Sarah Cardwell, Steven Peacock

        An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship. Each 'Moments' book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Substance / styleoffers fresh perspectives on television's essential qualities and aesthetic significance. It reassesses the synergy between substance and style, highlighting the potential for meaning to arise through their integration. The book's chosen programmes are persuasively illuminated in new ways. The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, dramatic and comedic. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        November 2019

        You’re nicked

        Investigating British television police series

        by Ben Lamb, Jonathan Bignell

        You're nicked is the first comprehensive study of television police series in the UK. It shows how British television's most popular genre has developed stylistically, politically and philosophically from 1955 to the present. Each chapter focuses on a particular decade, investigating how the most-watched series represent the inner workings of the police station, the civilian life of criminals and the private lives of police officers. This new methodological approach unearths the complex ideology underpinning each series and discerns the key insights the genre can provide into the breakdown of the post-war settlement. A must-have for scholars and students of British history, television, sociology and criminology, the book will also be of interest to crime-drama enthusiasts worldwide.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts
        April 2022

        Substance / style

        Moments in television

        by Sarah Cardwell, Jonathan Bignell, Lucy Fife Donaldson, Jonathan Bignell, Sarah Cardwell, Steven Peacock

        An exciting new strand in The Television Series, the 'Moments in Television' collections celebrate the power and artistry of television, whilst interrogating key critical concepts in television scholarship. Each 'Moments' book is organised around a provocative binary theme. Substance / styleoffers fresh perspectives on television's essential qualities and aesthetic significance. It reassesses the synergy between substance and style, highlighting the potential for meaning to arise through their integration. The book's chosen programmes are persuasively illuminated in new ways. The book explores an eclectic range of TV fictions, dramatic and comedic. Contributors from diverse perspectives come together to expand and enrich the kind of close analysis most commonly found in television aesthetics. Sustained, detailed programme analyses are sensitively framed within historical, technological, institutional, cultural, creative and art-historical contexts.

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