Steven Gerrard Gender and Contemporary Horror in Television (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Gender and Contemporary Horror in TelevisionCondition: NewEAN: 9781787691049ISBN: 9781787691049Publisher: Emerald Publishing LimitedFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/13/2019Description: The successful return of horror to our television screens in the post-millennial years, and across a multi-media range of platforms, demonstrates that this previously moribund genre is once again vibrant, challenging and long-lasting. The traditional TV audience of the past would have watched very few horror TV shows, because not many were made. But that has changed. Programme makers have tapped into their public's insatiable need - in these days of terrorism, violence and mayhem - to provide programmes that have high production values, engaging storylines, and plenty of frights and gore. Horror TV offers a safety-valve for its audience, one that enables them to enter into it from the safety of their armchairs. The era of instant access, streaming, downloading and binge-watching whole seasons over a weekend, where fandom has blossomed into a cultural force, clearly shows horror as a vital part of today's TV scheduling.This edited collection investigates the rising popularity of horror-television through deconstructing the gender roles within them via series of case studies including such programmes as Hannibal, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, Penny Dreadful, Supernatural, The Exorcist and Bates Motel. By using a series of case studies and employing theoretical modes of close analysis, each chapter demonstrates how and why these TV shows are important in reflecting the changing gender roles within modern society.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 495gContributor: Steven Gerrard (Edited by), Samantha Holland (Edited by), Robert Shail (Edited by)Genre: Films & TVTopic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Society & CultureBook Series: Emerald Studies in Popular Culture and GenderAuthor: Steven GerrardRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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