Description
Melodrama in Contemporary Film and Television debates the ways in which melodrama expresses and gives meaning to: trauma and pathos; memory and historical re-visioning; home and borders; gendered and queer relations; the family and psychic identities; the national and emerging public cultures; and morality and ethics.
About the Author
Sarah Artt, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Richard Butt, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK Kenneth Chan, University of Northern Colorado, USA Taraneh Dadar, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK Darren Elliott-Smith, University of Hertfordshire, UK Anne Gailly, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Robert Lang, University of Hartford, USA Douglas McNaughton, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK Shoma Munshi, American University of Kuwait Alexia Smit, University of Cape Town, South Africa Michael Stewart, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK Marty Zeller-Jacques, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
Reviews
"Stewart's collection highlights the significance of melodrama in film and TV and its ability to move its audiences not only emotionally but also politically. This book constitutes a thoughtful and eclectic contribution to the field." (Kristyn Gorton, Critical Studies in Television The International Journal of Television Studies, Vol. 12 (1), 2017)
Book Information
ISBN 9781137319845
Author M. Stewart
Format Hardback
Page Count 262
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
About the Author
Sarah Artt, Edinburgh Napier University, UK Richard Butt, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK Kenneth Chan, University of Northern Colorado, USA Taraneh Dadar, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK Darren Elliott-Smith, University of Hertfordshire, UK Anne Gailly, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Robert Lang, University of Hartford, USA Douglas McNaughton, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK Shoma Munshi, American University of Kuwait Alexia Smit, University of Cape Town, South Africa Michael Stewart, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK Marty Zeller-Jacques, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
Reviews
"Stewart's collection highlights the significance of melodrama in film and TV and its ability to move its audiences not only emotionally but also politically. This book constitutes a thoughtful and eclectic contribution to the field." (Kristyn Gorton, Critical Studies in Television The International Journal of Television Studies, Vol. 12 (1), 2017)
Book Information
ISBN 9781137319845
Author M. Stewart
Format Hardback
Page Count 262
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
