Hbo''s Treme and the Stories of the Storm - From New Orleans As Disaster Myth to Groundbreaking Television

This book analyses the HBO program Treme from multiple perspectives and argues that the series' depictions of music, culture, cuisine, and identity are innovative and represent unique televisual storytelling strategies.

List of contents

Contents

Introduction: Evolving Stories of the Storm
Chapter 1- Demonizing the Victims of the Storm: Disaster Myth Coverage of Katrina
Chapter 2-Characters on Unstable Ground: Dancing Between Fact and Fiction
Chapter 3-What's In A Name? Race and Place on Treme
Chapter 4-Mardi Gras Indians: The Spiritual First Responders
Chapter 5-Pioneering Televisual Strategies: Music is a Character
Chapter 6-Janette's Journey: Food, Culture, Cuisine and Identity
Chapter 7-Crime, Race and Police Corruption: News and Investigative Journalism on Treme
Chapter 8-Critical Acclaim and the Critics
Conclusion: Why Treme Matters
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Robin Andersen is professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University.

Summary

This book analyses the HBO program Treme from multiple perspectives and argues that the series' depictions of music, culture, cuisine, and identity are innovative and represent unique televisual storytelling strategies.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Andersen, Andersen Robin
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781498519892
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1989-2
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, NATURE / Natural Disasters, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Communication Studies, Natural disasters