![Mapping Precarity in Contemporary Cinema and Television]( "Mapping Precarity in Contemporary Cinema and Television")
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Sticchi, F. (2021)
This book examines a corpus of films and TV series released since the global financial crisis, addressing them as emblematic expressions of our age of precarity. The analysis of …
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![Silent Renoir]( "Silent Renoir")
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Davis, C. (2021)
Jean Renoir (1894-1979) is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished directors in the history of world cinema. In the 1930s he directed a string of films which stretched …
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![The Moral Uncanny in Black Mirror]( "The Moral Uncanny in Black Mirror")
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Gibson, M. (Ed), Carden, C. (Ed) (2021)
This erudite volume examines the moral universe of the hit Netflix show Black Mirror. It brings together scholars in media studies, cultural studies, anthropology, literature, …
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![Framing the Holocaust in Polish Aftermath Cinema]( "Framing the Holocaust in Polish Aftermath Cinema")
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Mroz, M. (2020)
This book offers a unique perspective on contemporary Polish cinema’s engagement with histories of Polish violence against their Jewish neighbours during the Holocaust. Moving …
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![Art Cinema and Neoliberalism]( "Art Cinema and Neoliberalism")
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Lykidis, A. (2020)
Art Cinema and Neoliberalism surveys cinematic responses to neoliberalism across four continents. One of the first in-depth studies of its kind, this book provides an imaginative …
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![Desert Islands and the Liquid Modern]( "Desert Islands and the Liquid Modern")
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Samson, B. (2020)
This book investigates desert islands in postwar anglophone popular culture, exploring representations in radio, print and screen advertising, magazine cartoons, cinema, video …
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![Danish Television Drama]( "Danish Television Drama")
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Waade, A. M. (Ed), Redvall, E. N. (Ed), Majbritt Jensen, P. (Ed) (2020)
This book explores how to understand the international appeal of Danish television drama and Nordic Noir in the 2010s. Focusing on production and distribution as well as the …
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![Cross Generational Relationships and Cinema]( "Cross Generational Relationships and Cinema")
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Gwynne, J. (Ed), Richardson, N. (Ed) (2020)
Depictions of cross generational relationships have always been present in popular cinema. While such relationships have historically operated within the framework of …
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![The Legacy of Mad Men]( "The Legacy of Mad Men")
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McNally, K. (Ed), Marcellus, J. (Ed), Forde, T. (Ed), Fairclough, K. (Ed) (2019)
For seven seasons, viewers worldwide watched as ad man Don Draper moved from adultery to self-discovery, secretary Peggy Olson became a take-no-prisoners businesswoman, …
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![Women in Neoliberal Postfeminist Television Drama]( "Women in Neoliberal Postfeminist Television Drama")
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Mahoney, C. (2019)
“In this insightful book, Cat Mahoney offers a fascinating analysis of contemporary TV dramas such as Home Fires, Land Girls and The Bletchley Circle. Developing the idea that …
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![The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures]( "The Palgrave Handbook of the Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures")
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Carroll, N. (Ed), Di Summa, L. T. (Ed), Loht, S. (Ed) (2019)
This handbook brings together essays in the philosophy of film and motion pictures from authorities across the spectrum. It boasts contributions from philosophers and film …
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![Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting]( "Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting")
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Zhang, G., Parvaresh, V. (2019)
This innovative book examines the discourse of reality television, and the elasticity of language in the popular talent show The Voice from a cross-cultural perspective. Analysing …
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![Surrogacy and the Reproduction of Normative Family on TV]( "Surrogacy and the Reproduction of Normative Family on TV")
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Le Vay, L. (2019)
This book examines the proliferation of surrogacy storylines on TV, exploring themes of infertility, motherhood, parenting and family. It investigates how, despite reproductive …
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![The Palgrave Handbook of Children's Film and Television]( "The Palgrave Handbook of Children's Film and Television")
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Hermansson, C. (Ed), Zepernick, J. (Ed) (2019)
This volume explores film and television for children and youth. While children’s film and television vary in form and content from country to country, their youth audience, …
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![Screening the World]( "Screening the World")
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Hanson, S. (2019)
This book charts the development of the multiplex cinema as the pre-eminent form of film exhibition across the world. Going from its origins in the USA in the 1960s to its …
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![Friends]( "Friends")
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Knox, S., Schwind, K. H. (2019)
This book offers a long overdue, extensive study of one of the most beloved television shows: Friends. Why has this sitcom become the seminal success that it is? And how does it …
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![Television and the Genetic Imaginary]( "Television and the Genetic Imaginary")
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Bull, S. (2019)
This book examines the complex ways in which television articulates ideas about DNA in the early 21st century. Considering television’s distinct aesthetic and narrative forms, as …
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![Reading Westworld]( "Reading Westworld")
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Goody, A. (Ed), Mackay, A. (Ed) (2019)
Reading Westworld is the first volume to explore the cultural, textual and theoretical significance of the hugely successful HBO TV series Westworld. The essays engage in a series …
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![Reality TV and Queer Identities]( "Reality TV and Queer Identities")
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Lovelock, M. (2019)
This book examines queer visibility in reality television, which is arguably the most prolific space of gay, lesbian, transgender and otherwise queer media representation. It …
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![The Pedagogy of Queer TV]( "The Pedagogy of Queer TV")
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Parsemain, A. L. (2019)
This book examines queer characters in popular American television, demonstrating how entertainment can educate audiences about LGBT identities and social issues like homophobia …
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