Amy M. Damico, Sara E. Quay

21st-Century TV Dramas (eBook, ePUB)

Exploring the New Golden Age

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216041122
• Artikelnr.: 68164936

Autorenporträt

Amy M. Damico, PhD, is professor of communication and faculty adviser to the Endicott Scholars Honors Program at Endicott College in Beverly, MA, USA. She co-directed the grant-funded News and Information Literacy Across the Curriculum project at Endicott from 2020 to 2022. She teaches a variety of classes in the areas of mass communication and media and cultural studies. Her previous books are Women in Media: A Reference Handbook; Media, Journalism and "Fake News": A Reference Handbook; 21st-Century TV Dramas: Exploring the New Golden Age; and September 11 in Popular Culture: A Guide.