Whether it's Sherlock Holmes solving crimes or Sheldon and Leonard geeking out over sci-fi, geniuses are central figures on many of television's most popular series. They are often enigmatic, displaying superhuman intellect while struggling with mundane aspects of daily life. This collection of new essays explores why TV geniuses fascinate us and how they shape our perceptions of what it means to be highly intelligent. Examining series like Criminal Minds, The Big Bang Theory, Bones, Elementary, Fringe, House, The Mentalist, Monk, Sherlock, Leverage and others, scholars from a variety of…mehr
Whether it's Sherlock Holmes solving crimes or Sheldon and Leonard geeking out over sci-fi, geniuses are central figures on many of television's most popular series. They are often enigmatic, displaying superhuman intellect while struggling with mundane aspects of daily life. This collection of new essays explores why TV geniuses fascinate us and how they shape our perceptions of what it means to be highly intelligent. Examining series like Criminal Minds, The Big Bang Theory, Bones, Elementary, Fringe, House, The Mentalist, Monk, Sherlock, Leverage and others, scholars from a variety of disciplines discuss how television both reflects and informs our cultural understanding of genius.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ashley Lynn Carlson is an associate professor of English at the University of Montana Western in Dillon, Montana. She has published essays on a variety of topics ranging from nineteenth-century literature to contemporary popular culture.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Introduction-Ashley Lynn Carlson 1 Part I. Genius Types: Television Definitions of Genius "Spectacularly ignorant": The Conflicted Representation of Genius-David Sidore 12 Mediated Genius, Anti-Intellectualism and the Detachment(s) of Everyday Life-JZ Long 32 The Human Hard Drive: Memory, Intelligence and the Internet Age-Ashley Lynn Carlson 49 Gray Matter: The Malleability of Intelligence in Fringe-Lisa K. Perdigao 59 Part II. Gender and Genius "Caring is not an advantage": The Triumph of Reason in Sherlock-Jillian L. Canode 80 Geeksploitation: Gender and Genius in The Big Bang Theory-Jeffrey A. Sartain 96 The Genius in the Attic: The Female Technologist in NCIS and Criminal Minds-Marian R. Hjelmgren and Ashley Lynn Carlson 113 Gladiators in Dresses: Scandal, Femininity and Emotional Genius-Jennifer Kirby 124 "I'm not a girl, I'm a genius": The Creative Souls of Brenda Leigh Johnson and Cristina Yang-Cecilia J. Pang 138 Part III. Genius, Difference and Deviance What's the Difference? Pathologizing Genius and Neurodiversity in Popular Television Series-Carol-Ann Farkas 156 Temperance Brennan: A Case Study in Genius and Autism Spectrum Disorder-Kristin Larson 175 True Detective or Smooth Criminal? The (Dys)functional Genius in Contemporary Detective Shows-Laura-Marie von Czarnowsky and Annette Schimmelpfennig 185 "It's the age of the geek, baby": The Intelligent Con Artist, Corporate America and the Construction of the Family in Leverage-Hannah Swamidoss 199 About the Contributors 215 Index 217
Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii Introduction-Ashley Lynn Carlson 1 Part I. Genius Types: Television Definitions of Genius "Spectacularly ignorant": The Conflicted Representation of Genius-David Sidore 12 Mediated Genius, Anti-Intellectualism and the Detachment(s) of Everyday Life-JZ Long 32 The Human Hard Drive: Memory, Intelligence and the Internet Age-Ashley Lynn Carlson 49 Gray Matter: The Malleability of Intelligence in Fringe-Lisa K. Perdigao 59 Part II. Gender and Genius "Caring is not an advantage": The Triumph of Reason in Sherlock-Jillian L. Canode 80 Geeksploitation: Gender and Genius in The Big Bang Theory-Jeffrey A. Sartain 96 The Genius in the Attic: The Female Technologist in NCIS and Criminal Minds-Marian R. Hjelmgren and Ashley Lynn Carlson 113 Gladiators in Dresses: Scandal, Femininity and Emotional Genius-Jennifer Kirby 124 "I'm not a girl, I'm a genius": The Creative Souls of Brenda Leigh Johnson and Cristina Yang-Cecilia J. Pang 138 Part III. Genius, Difference and Deviance What's the Difference? Pathologizing Genius and Neurodiversity in Popular Television Series-Carol-Ann Farkas 156 Temperance Brennan: A Case Study in Genius and Autism Spectrum Disorder-Kristin Larson 175 True Detective or Smooth Criminal? The (Dys)functional Genius in Contemporary Detective Shows-Laura-Marie von Czarnowsky and Annette Schimmelpfennig 185 "It's the age of the geek, baby": The Intelligent Con Artist, Corporate America and the Construction of the Family in Leverage-Hannah Swamidoss 199 About the Contributors 215 Index 217
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