LEADER 03833nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910971345503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780814335932 010 $a0814335934 035 $a(CKB)3170000000060418 035 $a(EBL)3416541 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000885455 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11499243 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000885455 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10954692 035 $a(PQKB)10313517 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3416541 035 $a(OCoLC)847609583 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse22596 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3416541 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10715440 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31349255 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31349255 035 $a(Perlego)4160482 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000060418 100 $a20121109d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe wire /$fSherryl Vint 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aDetroit $cWayne State University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (136 p.) 225 0 $aContemporary approaches to film and television series.TV milestones 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780814335901 311 08$a081433590X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: "It's America, man" -- Situating The wire -- The parallel economy -- The system is broken -- Media, social justice, community. 330 8 $aAnalyzes how The Wire repurposed television drama for political critique. Frequently described by creator David Simon as a novel for television, The Wire redefined the police serial format by unfolding its narrative across many episodes, constructing themes for each of its seasons, and refusing to portray individual crimes outside of their social context. While it never achieved spectacular ratings or won an Emmy during its 2002-2008 run on HBO, the show was honored with several awards and has been described by critics as the best show on television. In this volume, author Sherryl Vint takes a close look at several episodes of The Wire to argue that the series challenges our understanding of the relationship between entertainment and social critique. Informed by recent work on race, poverty, and the transformation of the American inner city through neoliberalism, Vint provides a compelling analysis of The Wire in four chapters. First, she examines the season 1 episode "The Buys" as an example of the ways in which The Wire diverges from the police procedural format. She continues by considering season 2's "All's Prologue" and season 3's "Middle Ground" to explore in more detail The Wire's critique of the exclusions of the capitalist economy. In the final two chapters, she looks at "Final Grades, " the fourth season finale, to highlight the problems with institutional inertia and show both the need for and barriers to reform, and uses the season 5 episode "Clarifications" to consider the failure of the media to adequately reflect the social issues depicted in The Wire. One of the landmark series of recent television history, The Wire is ripe for research and discussion. Fans of the series and those interested in social commentary and the media will appreciate Vint's new analysis in this volume. 410 0$aTV Milestones Series 606 $aNeoliberalism$zUnited States$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y21st century 615 0$aNeoliberalism 676 $a791.45/72 700 $aVint$b Sherryl$f1969-$01811377 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971345503321 996 $aThe wire$94363215 997 $aUNINA