21st-Century TV Dramas

Exploring the New Golden Age

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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In its exploration of some of the most influential, popular, or critically acclaimed television dramas since the year 2000, this book documents how modern television dramas reflect our society through their complex narratives about prevailing economic, political, security, and social issues.Television dramas have changed since the turn of the 21st century—for the good, many would say, as a result of changes in technology, the rise of cable networks, and increased creative freedom. This book approaches the new golden age of television dramas by examining the programs that define the first 15 years of the new century through their complex narratives, high production value, star power, popularity, and enthusiastic fan culture.After an introduction that sets the stage for the book's content, thematic sections present concise chapters that explore key connections between television dramas and elements of 21st-century culture. The authors explore Downton Abbey as a distraction from contemporary class struggles, patriarchy and the past in Game of Thrones and Mad Men, and portrayals of the "dark hero protagonist" in The Sopranos, Dexter, and Breaking Bad, as a few examples of the book's coverage. With its multidisciplinary perspectives on a variety of themes—terrorism, race/class/gender, family dynamics, and sociopolitical and socioeconomic topics— this book will be relevant across the social sciences and cultural and media studies courses.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-02-12
Mått156 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt227 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781440833441

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IntroductionWhat Is a Golden Age?How to Read This Book1 Stories and AudiencesStorytelling in the Age of Convergence CultureLiterary TVSide Note: Mad Men Twenty-First-Century Television Viewing and Netflix's House of CardsJane the Virgin: The New TelenovelaSide Note: Dual-Language DramasASD on TV2 Safe and UnsafeRescue Me and Recovery from 9/1138Terrorism, Torture, and Trust in Counterterrorism NarrativesProtecting the HomelandSide Note: The Russians in The AmericansSide Note: Comic Book TVYou Are Being Watched: Person of Interest and Citizen Monitoring3 Women and MenBlack Female Leads on Network TelevisionSide Note: Diversity in Orange Is the New BlackWalter White and the Great RecessionPatriarchy and the PastSide Note: AntiheroesMasters of Sex and GenderWords Matter in Amazon's Transparent4 Home and WorkFriday Night Lights' Mothers and DaughtersBig Love's New Family ValuesThe Good 21st-Century Television DramaSide Note: The Death of Will GardnerThe Newsroom's Assessment of New Media5 Fact and FictionPrison Reform and Orange Is the New BlackDownton Abbey EconomicsMountaintop Removal Mining in JustifiedVisions of AISide Note: Orphan Black's ClonesSide Note: American CrimeConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex