Breaking Bad and Dignity - Unity and Fragmentation in the Serial Television Drama

Zusatztext 'Elliott Logan's book breaks new and exciting ground in the critical appreciation of contemporary television drama. Based around the twin ideas of unity and fragmentation both of the characters who struggle to affirm their identities! and of the series itself as we consume it piece by piece this painstaking! vividly written analysis shows why Breaking Bad is outstanding TV.' Adrian Martin! Adjunct Associate Professor! Monash University! Australia Informationen zum Autor Elliott Logan teaches film and television aesthetics at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is the author of a number of publications on style and meaning in serial television, with a particular focus on performance. Klappentext An ambitious interpretation of the critically celebrated and widely popular crime drama Breaking Bad , this book argues that not only should the series be understood as a show that revolves around the dramatic stakes of dignity, but that to do so reveals - in new ways - central aspects of serial television drama as an art form. Zusammenfassung An ambitious interpretation of the critically celebrated and widely popular crime drama Breaking Bad ! this book argues that not only should the series be understood as a show that revolves around the dramatic stakes of dignity! but that to do so reveals - in new ways - central aspects of serial television drama as an art form. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresAcknowledgementsA note on episode numberingIntroduction1. Humiliation and Shame in Season One2. Pursuing Success in Season Two3. Taking a Stand in Season Three4. Inheritance and Legacy in Season FourConclusion: Facing Completion in Season FiveNotesBibliographyIndex

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'Elliott Logan's book breaks new and exciting ground in the critical appreciation of contemporary television drama. Based around the twin ideas of unity and fragmentation both of the characters who struggle to affirm their identities, and of the series itself as we consume it piece by piece this painstaking, vividly written analysis shows why Breaking Bad is outstanding TV.' Adrian Martin, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia

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• Authors: Elliott Logan
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.10.2015
• EAN: 9781137513724
• ISBN: 978-1-137-51372-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television; Palgrave Close Readings in Fil; Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television; Palgrave Close Readings in Fil
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; B, Media Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Communication, The arts: general issues, Arts, Theatre Studies, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Media and Communication, Media Research, Regional Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Media Sociology, Culture—Study and teaching, Theater—History, Theatre History, Film and Television Studies, Screen Studies, Motion pictures and television