The Television Genre Book (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Creeber, Glen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this new edition of The Television Genre Book, leading international scholars have come together to offer an accessible and comprehensive update to the debates, issues and concerns of the field.

As television continues to evolve rapidly, this new edition reflects the ways in which TV has transformed in recent years, particularly with the emergence of online streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and Amazon Prime. It also includes a new chapter on sports TV, and expanded coverage of horror, political thrillers, Nordic noir, historical documentary and docu-drama. With analyses of popular shows like Stranger Things, Killing Eve, The Crown, Chernobyl, Black Mirror, Fleabag, Breaking Bad and RuPaul's Drag Race, this book offers a comprehensive understanding of television genre for scholars and students alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839022104
• Artikelnr.: 69028885

Autorenporträt

Glen Creeber is Senior Lecturer in Television Studies at Aberystwyth University, UK. He is the author of Small Screen Aesthetics: From Television to the Internet (2013), The Singing Detective (BFI TV Classics, 2007), and Serial Television (2004). He is the editor of Tele-Visions: An Introduction to Studying Television (2006) and co-editor of Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media (2009).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors I Introduction: What Is Genre? · Genre Theory
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Studying Genre
Steve Neale (Kent University, UK) · Television And Genre
Steve Neale (Kent University, UK) · Genre Development: Henri Focillon's Four Stages Of Evolution
Terry Bailey (University of East London, UK) · The Uses And Limitations Of Genre
Graeme Turner (Queensland University, Australia) · Genre, Hybridity And Mutation
Graeme Turner (Queensland University, Australia) · Stranger Things
Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Genre And Format
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Genre Study: Beyond The Text
Jason Mittell (Middlebury College, USA) · Genre And Streaming
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) II Drama 1. Studying Television Drama
Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK) 2. The Crime Series
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · Breaking Bad
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Peaky Blinders
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The Detective Series
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · Dexter
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · Sherlock
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) & Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) 3. The Police Procedural
Lez Cooke (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) · The Wire
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · Hawaii Five
0
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) 4. Nordic Noir
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Broadchurch
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 5. The Action Series
Toby Miller (Loughborough University, UK) · Homeland
Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Killing Eve
Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) & Stephanie Jones (Aberystwyth University, UK) 6. Teen Drama
Rachel Moseley (Warwick University, UK) · Glee
Rachel Moseley (Warwick University, UK) · Sex Education
Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) 7. Hospital Drama
Jason Jacobs (Queensland University, Australia) · Grey's Anatomy
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) · House, M.D.
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) 8. Drama
Documentary
John Corner (Leeds University, UK) · Chernobyl
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The Crown
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 9. Costume Drama
Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK) · Jane Austin Adaptations
Robin Nelson (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK) · Downton Abbey
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 10. Telefantasy
Catherine Johnson (Huddersfield University, UK) · Game Of Thrones
Helen Wheatley (Warwick University, UK) · Black Mirror
Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA) 11. Science Fiction
Luke Hockley (Bedfordshire University, UK) · Doctor Who
Matt Hills (Huddersfield University, UK) · Westworld
Laura Stephenson (South Wales University, UK) 12. Horror Tv
James Rendell (South Wales University, UK) · American Horror Story
James Rendell (South Wales University, UK) 13. Comic Book Adaptations
Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA) · The Flash
Brian Faucette (Kansas University, USA) · Wandavision
Morgan Genevieve Blue (Independent Researcher, UK) III Soap Opera 14. Studying Soap Opera
Anna Mccarthy (New York University, USA) · Dallas
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 15. Realism And Soap Opera
Anna Mccarthy (New York University, USA) · Eastenders
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 16. Soap Operas And Their Audiences
John Tulloch (Glasgow University, UK) 17. The Telenovela
Thomas Tufte (Johannesburg University, South Africa) 18. Brazilian Telenovelas
Thomas Tufte (Johannesburg University, South Africa) IV Comedy 19. Studying Comedy
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 20. Humour Theory
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 21. Comedy And 'Child
Directed Speech'
Ian Wilkie (Salford University, UK) 22. The Sketch Show
Steve Neale (Kent University, UK) · Monty Python's Flying Circus
Steve Neale (Kent University, UK) 23. Stand
Up Comedy
Ian Wilkie (Salford University, UK) 24. Situation Comedy, Part 1
John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) · The Unruly Woman Sitcom
Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA) · Fleabag
Laura Stephenson (South Wales University, UK) 25. Situation Comedy, Part 2
Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA) 26. The 'Gay' And 'Queer' Sitcom
Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA) · Will And Grace
Jane Feuer (Pittsburgh University, USA) 27. Contemporary Sitcom:'Comedy Vérité'
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) · The Office
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 28. The Panel Show
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) · Qi
Brett Mill (University of East Anglia, UK) V Children's Television 29. Children's Television As Genre
Jason Mittell (Middlebury College, USA) 30. Studying Children's Television
Máire Messenger Davies · Horrible Histories
Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) 31. The Child Audience
Máire Messenger Davies 32. Pre
Schoolers: A Special Audience
Máire Messenger Davies · Sesame Street
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 33. Moral Panics
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) · Teletubbies
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) 34. Children And Advertising
Merris Griffiths · Disney & Children's Television
Morgan Genevieve Blue VI News 35. Studying Television News
Justin Lewis · 'The Propaganda Model Of News': Herman And Chomsky
Justin Lewis · The Glasgow Media Group
Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 36. Analysing Television News
Justin Lewis · How To Analyse A Tv News Programme
John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) 37. Constructing News Values
Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · Gatekeeper Studies
Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 38. Objectivity And Television News
Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · The Aesthetics Of Twenty
Four
Hour News
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The BBC And Impartiality
Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 39. The Globalisation Of Television News
John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) · Cable News Network (CNN)
John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) 40. Citizen Journalism
Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) · Al
Jazeera
Jackie Harrison (Sheffield University, UK) 41. Tv News And The Internet
Rod Munday VII Documentary 42. Studying Documentary
John Corner (Leeds University, UK) · Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 43. Form And Content In Documentary Study
John Corner (Leeds University, UK) 44. Documentary Realism
John Corner (Leeds University, UK) 45. Observational ('Fly
On
The
Wall') Documentary
Stella Bruzzi 46. Natural History Programming
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) · Planet Earth
Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 47. The Travelogue
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 48. Netflix And True Crime Documentaries
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) VIII Reality TV 49. Introduction
Jon Dovey (UWE Bristol, UK) · Love Island
Stephanie Clayton (East Anglia University, UK) 50. Studying Reality Tv
Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden) · Audiences And Reality Tv
Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden) 51. Docusoaps
Stella Bruzzi (University College London, UK) 52. Reality Talent Shows · Strictly Come Dancing
Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden) · Rapaul's Drag Race
Stephanie Clayton (East Anglia University, UK) 53. Constructed Reality Shows
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The Only Way Is Essex
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 54. Makeover Shows
Annette Hill (Lund University, Sweden) · The Great British Bake Off
Lisa Richards (Aberystwyth University, UK) IX Sport 55. Studying Sport
Rod Brookes (Cardiff University, UK) · The Super Bowl
Rod Brookes (Cardiff University, UK) 56. Tv And Sport: A Symbiotic Realtionship
Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) · Snooker
Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) 57. Tv Sport Documentaries
Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) · O.J.: Made In America
Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) 58. Sport News
Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) · Gillet Soccer Saturday
Richard Haynes (Stirling University, UK) 59. Professional Wrestling
Thomas Alcott (Aberystwyth University, UK) · Hybrid Sport
Dan Ward (Sunderland University, UK) X Animation 60. Studying Animation
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) 61. Tv Animation: A Brief Overview
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) · Tv Anime And Japanese Aesthetics
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) 62. Children's Cartoons
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) · Cartoon Controversies
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) · Disney+ & The Status Of Animation
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) 63. Adult Animation
K. J. Donnelly (Southampton University, UK) · Adult Swim
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) · Bojack Horseman
Paul Wells (Loughborough University, UK) XI Popular Entertainment 64. The Populist Debate
Toby Miller (Loughborough University, UK) 65. The Quiz Show
William Boddy (Pennsylvania University, USA) · Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
William Boddy (Pennsylvania University, USA) 66. The Celebrity Talk Show
Jane Shattuc (Emerson College, USA) · The Tonight Show
Jane Shattuc (Emerson College, USA) 67. The Confessional Talk Show
Jane Shattuc (Emerson College, USA) · The Oprah Winfrey Show
Jane Shattuc (Emerson College, USA) 68. Music On Television
K. J. Donnelly (Southampton University, UK) · Music Television (MTV)
K. J. Donnelly (Southampton University, UK) 69. Religious Television
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) 70. Ordinary Television
Frances Bonner (Queensland University, Australia) 71. Daytime Tv
John Hartley (Sydney University, Australia) 72. Advertising
Daniel Chandler (Aberystwyth University, UK) · The Levi's 501 'Launderette' Commercial
Daniel Chandler (Aberystwyth University, UK) · QVC
Glen Creeber (Aberystwyth University, UK) Conclusion: Genre, Streaming And Contemporary Tv
Mareike Jenner (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) Bibliography Index