Melodrama in Contemporary Film and Television
Edited by Michael Stewart
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Book Presentation:
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, Université 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
Press 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)
See the publisher website: Palgrave MacMillan
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