1st Edition
TV Shows and Nonplace Why The Sopranos, Breaking Bad and Co. Love the Periphery
By Alexander Gutzmer
Copyright 2024
96 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
96 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
96 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book scrutinizes the relationship between contemporary TV shows and space, focusing on the ways in which these shows use and narrate specific spatial structures, namely, spaces far away from traditional metropolises.
Beginning with the observation that many shows are set in specific spatial settings, referred to in the book as “nonplace territories” – e.g., North Jersey, New Mexico, or... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Nonplace, nonplace territory, mediated nonplace
3. Screen
4. Plan
5. Life
6. Epilogue
Biography
Alexander Gutzmer is Professor for Communication and Media at Quadriga University, Berlin.
