A comprehensive look at the history of African Americans on television that discusses major trends in black TV and examines the broader social implications of the relationship between race and popular culture as well as race and representation.
Tracing the "e;American Guerrilla"e; narrative through more than one hundred years of film and television, this book shows how the conventions and politics of this narrative influence Americans to see themselves as warriors, both on screen and in history.
A comprehensive look at the history of African Americans on television that discusses major trends in black TV and examines the broader social implications of the relationship between race and popular culture as well as race and representation.
Peaky Blinders, a gangster family epic, set in the lawless streets of Birmingham post the First World War, has gained fans and admirers the world over.
Der in den Widerstandskreis der "Weißen Rose" verwickelte, vom "Volksgerichtshof" jedoch nicht zum Tode verurteilte Falk Harnack (1913–1991) profilierte sich ab den frühen 1950er Jahren als einer der wesentlichen deutschen Film- und Fernsehregisseure.
This book examines the intertwined histories of television and migration in Australia, told from the perspectives of migrants who worked in the screen industry and the many more who watched television.
This humorous, snarky guide to dating and love, inspired by characters and authors from classic literature, will help you navigate the ins and outs of today's ever-more crazy dating scene with aplomb.
Seeing It on Television: Televisuality in the Contemporary US 'High-end' Series investigates new categories of high-end drama and explores the appeal of programmes from Netflix, Sky Atlantic/HBO, National Geographic, FX and Cinemax.
The story of Czechoslovak television is in many respects typical of the cultural and political developments in Central Europe, behind the Iron Curtain.
Seeing It on Television: Televisuality in the Contemporary US 'High-end' Series investigates new categories of high-end drama and explores the appeal of programmes from Netflix, Sky Atlantic/HBO, National Geographic, FX and Cinemax.
Das Londoner East End, Ende der fünfziger Jahre: Als junge Hebamme leistet Jennifer Worth zusammen mit ihren Kolleginnen Geburtshilfe im Armenviertel der Stadt.
Wenn ein wohliger Schauer über den Rücken läuft und man froh ist nicht mit der Heldin des Films wechseln zu müssen handelt es sich wohl um einen Horrorfilm.
Uno, nessuno e centomila segna l'altissimo epilogo della tensione narrativa di Pirandello e costituisce uno degli esiti più nuovi della letteratura del Novecento.
"Televisión e identidad" pretende analizar el efecto de la comunicación (y especialmente la televisión pública) sobre la construcción de la identidad regional.
Este libro gira en torno a los temas sobre los que la aclamada serie Black Mirror reflexiona de manera crítica: el lugar preponderante de los talent shows en la sociedad actual, la experimentación con la mente humana, la televisación del castigo como entretenimiento, el espectáculo como centro de la política, la invasión de la privacidad, la vigilancia informática, las redes sociales como espacio para la expresión del odio y la impunidad del anonimato virtual, entre otros.
The films, television shows, and graphic novel series that comprise the Whedonverse continually show that there is a high price to be paid for love, rebellion, heroism, anger, death, betrayal, friendship, and saving the world.
Two brand-new monologues in the Talking Heads series, as seen on BBC1 and iPlayer'Given the opportunity to revisit the characters from Talking Heads I've added a couple more, both of them ordinary women whom life takes by surprise.
Drawing upon the existing scholarship of period drama and emerging research into new media ecologies, instigated by television streaming services such as Netflix, this book establishes a critical framework for understanding the representation of nationhood and cultural identity in television drama.
