Kompare CSI

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4152-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Interventions: Studies in Film and Television

There are certain films and shows that resonate with audienceseverywhere--they generate discussion and debate abouteverything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerismand social identity. This new 'teachable canon' of filmand television introduces students to alternative classics thatrange from silent film to CSI.
* Since its debut in September 2000, CSI's fusion ofcinematic spectacle, forensic pathology and character drama hasregularly drawn in tens of millions of viewers around theworld
* This original new study investigates CSI'scultural importance, both for the media industry and for thecriminal justice system itself, exploring its formal and narrativestyle, and its impact on media culture
* CSI provides a model for studying how genre, narrative,industry concerns, and the broad 'public life' of a televisionseries contribute to our understanding of the nature and functionof contemporary popular television

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kompare, Derek

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Why CSI Matters.
1. Science, Spectacle, and Storytelling.
2. What Happens in CSI's Vegas.
3. Finding Balance: Professionalism in Serial Narrative.
4. CSI Effects.
Conclusion.
Appendix: CSI Episode Guide, 2000-9.
Notes.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Derek Kompare is an Associate Professor in the Division of Cinema-Television in the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, where he teaches courses on media and culture. He has published articles on television history and form in several anthologies and journals, and his first book, Rerun Nation: How Repeats Invented American Television (2005), was runner-up for the 2006 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award.