HBO's Treme and the Stories of the Storm

Robin Andersen is professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University.

• ContentsIntroduction: Evolving Stories of the StormChapter 1— Demonizing the Victims of the Storm: Disaster Myth Coverage of Katrina Chapter 2—Characters on Unstable Ground: Dancing Between Fact and FictionChapter 3—What’s In A Name? Race and Place on TremeChapter 4—Mardi Gras Indians: The Spiritual First RespondersChapter 5—Pioneering Televisual Strategies: Music is a Character Chapter 6—Janette’s Journey: Food, Culture, Cuisine and Identity Chapter 7—Crime, Race and Police Corruption: News and Investigative Journalism on TremeChapter 8—Critical Acclaim and the Critics Conclusion: Why Treme MattersBibliographyAbout the Author

Andersen’s book has many strengths, particularly its wide scope and its thoughtful response to Treme’s critics. . . Andersen’s chapters all serve to strengthen the book’s thesis about Treme’s accomplishments. . . . Andersen helps to build the television program’s goodwill through evenhandedly analyzing the program itself and its context and adding to the critics’ discourse. Through this work, Andersen supplements how a person may watch and enjoy Treme.