Cult Television - Softcover

Gwenllian-Jones, Sara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816638314 ISBN 13: 9780816638314

Verlag: University of Minnesota Press, 2004

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Exploring the definition and appeal of cult TV from Emma Peel to Buffy

A television series is tagged with the label "cult" by the media, advertisers, and network executives when it is considered edgy or offbeat, when it appeals to nostalgia, or when it is considered emblematic of a particular subculture. By these criteria, almost any series could be described as cult. Yet certain programs exert an uncanny power over their fans, encouraging them to immerse themselves within a fictional world.

In Cult Television leading scholars examine such shows as The X-Files; The Avengers; Doctor Who, Babylon Five; Star Trek; Xena, Warrior Princess; and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to determine the defining characteristics of cult television and map the contours of this phenomenon within the larger scope of popular culture.

Contributors: Karen Backstein; David A. Black, Seton Hall U; Mary Hammond, Open U; Nathan Hunt, U of Nottingham; Mark Jancovich; Petra Kuppers, Bryant College; Philippe Le Guern, U of Angers, France; Alan McKee; Toby Miller, New York U; Jeffrey Sconce, Northwestern U; Eva Vieth.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Roberta E. Pearson is a reader in media and cultural studies at Cardiff University. She is the author of the forthcoming book Small Screen, Big Universe: Star Trek and Television.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0816638314
• ISBN 13: 9780816638314
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264
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