Contributor
Ríos, Diana Isabel Arredondo, 1962- editor.
ImprintLanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
Descriptionix, 320 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Introduction: Television Dramas as Storytellers of Race and Gender for the Global Village / Diana I. Ríos and Carolyn A. Lin -- Section I. Fantasy-Science Fiction, Horror, and Mystery -- Luke Cage is Harlem's Captain America: Black Masculinity and Vulnerability in the Marvel Cinematic Universe / Graeme John Wilson -- Doctor Who's 13th Doctor: Redefining the Female Lead in Science Fiction Television / Gwendelyn S. Nisbett and Newly Paul -- A Woman in Trouble in Twin Peaks: The Return: Gothic Texts, Magical Technology, and Dreams Within Dreams / Joseph Boisvere -- Arya and Sansa Stark of HBO's The Game of Thrones: Abuse, Agency, Trauma Survival, and Redefined Destinies / Diana I. Ríos, Mary Helen Millham, Karin A. Haberlin, and Graciela Quiñones-Rodriguez -- The Protagonists of the Fantasy Drama Lost: From Stereotypes to Flexible Identities / Jérôme David -- Section II. Soap Operas and Telenovelas -- Pakistan Television Drama Serials and Telenovelas During Fifty Years: Gendering in Different Political Regimes / Saleem Abbas -- Primetime Brazilian Telenovelas and Gender Violence Representation / Lorena Caminhas -- French Television and the Audience: Examining Serial Dramas Un Si Grand Soleil and Plus Belle La Vie / Patricia Jullia and Frédéric Marty -- Brazilian Telenovelas and Multi-platform Audiences: Overviews and Industry Insights / Rosane Svartman -- Section III. Historical and Period Drama -- Korean Historical Television Dramas: Cultural Meanings, Confucian Values, and Transcultural Identities / Suji Park and Carolyn A. Lin -- Thoroughly (Un)Modern Downton Abbey: Interrogating Gender/Sexual Dynamics and Whiteness Boundaries / Gordon Alley-Young -- From The Crown to Madmen: Historical Television as Commentary on 21st Century Ideologies / Nettie Brock -- The Story of Zheng Yang Gate: Chinese Television Representation of Female Entrepreneurs / Mei Zhang -- Exploring Gendering in Iranian Television Drama Serials / Ali Zohoori -- Section IV. Comedy-Drama -- Being a Black Man on Being Mary Jane: Considering Complexities of Black Masculinity in a Female-centric Drama / George L. Daniels -- HBO's Insecure and Issa Dee: Black Women's Interpretations on Facebook / Morgan W. Smalls -- Pregnancy and the Back-to-Work Narrative: How Television Comedy-Dramas Navigate the Social Norms of Motherhood / Elizabeth Fish Hatfield -- Section V. Crime and Medical Drama -- Historical Drama Peaky Blinders: Pitching Racial Allegiances and Ethnocentric Populism / Inna Arzumanova -- Zero Tolerance: Genre and the Politics of Reconciliation in a South African Crime Show / Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk -- Doctor(ed)Representations: Physician Portrayals on Medical Television Shows / David Lynn Painter, Sarah Parsloe, and Hannah Jureller.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"This book analyzes the ways in which television dramas allow audiences to vicariously experience fantasy-indulging, escapism-satisfying, and reality-reckoning stories. Contributors discuss how our innate desire to tell human stories both binds us together and motivates us to persevere as a community on a global scale."-- Provided by publisher.
