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Serializing Age
. Ed(S): Oro-Piqueras, Maricel; Wohlmann, Anita
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Description for Serializing Age
Paperback. Editor(s): Oro-Piqueras, Maricel; Wohlmann, Anita. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: APT; JFD; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 318 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Serialized storytelling provides intriguing opportunities for critical representations of age and aging. In contrast to the finite character of films, television narratives can unfold across hundreds of episodes and multiple seasons. Contemporary viewing practices and new media technologies have resulted in complex television narratives, in which experimental temporalities and revisions of narrative linearity and chronological time have become key features. As the first of its kind, this volume investigates how TV series as a powerful cultural medium shape representations of age and aging, such as in »Orange Is The New Black«, »The Wire« or »Desperate Housewives«, to understand what it ... Read more
Serialized storytelling provides intriguing opportunities for critical representations of age and aging. In contrast to the finite character of films, television narratives can unfold across hundreds of episodes and multiple seasons. Contemporary viewing practices and new media technologies have resulted in complex television narratives, in which experimental temporalities and revisions of narrative linearity and chronological time have become key features. As the first of its kind, this volume investigates how TV series as a powerful cultural medium shape representations of age and aging, such as in »Orange Is The New Black«, »The Wire« or »Desperate Housewives«, to understand what it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837632767
SKU
V9783837632767
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About . Ed(S): Oro-Piqueras, Maricel; Wohlmann, Anita
Maricel Oró-Piqueras, born in 1977, is a member of the research group Dedal-Lit and teaches literature, culture, and English language at the University of Lleida in Catalonia. Her research focuses on British contemporary writers such as Julian Barnes, Deborah Moggach and Kazuo Ishiguro. She has published articles in journals such as the "Journal of Aging Studies" and the "Journal of ... Read more
Reviews for Serializing Age
»Die Darstellung des menschlichen Alterungsprozesses sowie von alten Menschen in den Narrativen des Mainstream-Fernsehens ist häufig unkonventionell - gleichzeitig jedoch wird diese Neuartigkeit immer noch mit stereotypen Elementen aufgeweicht. Es ist ein großer Verdienst dieser Publikation, dass in den elf durchweg sehr guten Aufsätzen beide Aspekte differenziert herausgearbeitet werden.« Vincent Fröhlich, MEDIENwissenschaft, 4 (2016) »The book can thus be ... Read more