Small Screen Revelations: Apocalypse in Contemporary Television - Couverture rigide

 
9781907534782: Small Screen Revelations: Apocalypse in Contemporary Television
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ISBN 10 : 1907534784 ISBN 13 : 9781907534782
Editeur : Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2013

Synopsis

Representations of apocalyptic themes and motifs in popular culture has a long history, and a number of books and edited collections have examined their influence on popular film and music. Small Screen Revelations shifts the attention to popular television, examining the ways in which contemporary television drama and news draw on both the language and imagery of apocalyptic texts. Essays in the collection examine topics such as the representation of apocalyptic prophecies and prophets in television news and documentaries; how news of natural disasters draws on apocalyptic language to frame the events, and how drama series use, develop and sometimes seek to subvert apocalyptic motifs. Thus, Small Screen Revelations offers a repositioning of the importance of television in representing the apocalypse, while providing a pertinent addition to the examination of how and for what purpose the apocalypse is used in popular culture.

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Éditeur
Sheffield Phoenix Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1907534784
ISBN 13 
9781907534782
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
Éditeur
Aston James, Walliss John
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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