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Gender and contemporary horror in television / / edited by Steven Gerrard, Samantha Holland, and Robert Shail



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Titolo: Gender and contemporary horror in television / / edited by Steven Gerrard, Samantha Holland, and Robert Shail Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Bingley, United Kingdom : , : Emerald Publishing Limited, , [2019]
©2019
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 258 pages)
Disciplina: 808.225
Soggetto topico: Horror television programs - History and criticism
Sex role on television
Social Science - Gender Studies
Media studies
Persona (resp. second.): GerrardSteven
HollandSamantha
ShailRobert
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Prelims -- Introduction -- The monstrous feminine -- The monstrous masculine -- The monstrous other -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Select filmography -- Index.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Gender and contemporary horror in television  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-78769-105-5
1-78769-103-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910809000103321
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