Loneliness in Series

Televisual Expressions of Modern Loneliness

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by Denis Newiak

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > TV Series

Keywords

TV Series, sociology

Publishing date

2026 (August 06, 2026)

Publisher

Palgrave MacMillan

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 368 pages
6 x 8 ¼ inches (15 x 21 cm)

ISBN

978-3-658-40790-2

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Book Presentation:
Modernity tends to produce ever new experiences of loneliness, which, however, remain abstract, invisible and thus non-negotiable in everyday experience. Television series, on the other hand, find concrete articulations of modern loneliness through their specific aesthetics, narratives, character constellations, dramaturgies, and sounds. Based on an interdisciplinary iconography of modern loneliness, Denis Newiak examines the televisual expressions of social isolation using the popular television series 13 Reasons Why, The Big Bang Theory and Bates Motel.

About the Author:
Denis Newiak is a media, film and television scholar, teaches media and communication theory at various universities and conducts research on expressions of loneliness in modern societies.

See the publisher website: Palgrave MacMillan