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1950s "rocketman" TV Series and Their Fans

Cadets, Rangers, and Junior Space Men

Herausgegeben: Miller, Cynthia J.; Van Riper, A. Bowdoin; Loparo, Kenneth A.

Beschreibung

The fourteen essays featured here focus on series such as Space Patrol, Tom Corbett, and Captain Z-Ro, exploring their roles in the day-to-day lives of their fans through topics such as mentoring, promotion of the real-world space program, merchandising, gender issues, and ranger clubs - all the while promoting the fledgling medium of television.

Autor

Jean-Noel Bassoir - writer Mick Broderick - Murdoch University Gary Coville - media historian Wheeler Winston Dixon - University of Nebraska, Lincoln Amy Foster - University of Central Florida Gary A. Hughes - filmmaker Robert Jacobs - Hiroshima City University Henry Jenkins - University of Southern California Roy Kinnard - writer Patrick Lucanio - writer Howard McCurdy - American University Lawrence R. Samuel - Founder of Culture Planning LLC J. P. Telotte - Georgia Tech John C. Tibbetts - University of Kansas S. Mark Young - University of Southern California

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• 2012 edition
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 563g
• ISBN-13: 9780230377318
• ISBN-10: 0230377319
• Artikelnr.: 35420303

Rezensionen

"From nostalgic views of space adventure to the cultural importance of 1950s sf TV series, Miller and Van Riper's anthology is an informative read and a much-needed work on an often-overlooked period in television history. Understanding the cultural impact of these series - and the symbols of heroism and Americana contained within them - is an important step in learning why we care at all about sf media and the affective relationship we share with the genre.' - Science Fiction Studies

"A significant contribution to our understanding of sf in the 1950s." - Foundation