Digital Film and Television Culture - From Hollywood to Social Media

Digital Film and Television Culture introduces a new framework for the aesthetic and cultural analysis of contemporary film and serial drama, stars on social media, and movie awards shows. This timely book is essential for students and scholars in film, media, cultural studies and digital cultures.

List of contents

1. Introduction: digital film and television culture (from Hollywood to social media) 2. Experimental storytelling from art films to blockbuster: challenging narratives, auteurs and online cinephilia 3. Coming-of-age complex serial dramas, female anti-heroes, intertextual storytelling and online engagement 4. Stars on social media: the celebrity matrix, visual presentation of self and negotiating charismatic authority on Instagram 5. Movie awards as digital film culture: cultural authority, live media event as genre and the online cultural forum Datasets Reference

About the author

Helle Kannik Haastrup, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focus on digital film and media culture and aesthetics and celebrity culture on social media platforms.

Summary

Digital Film and Television Culture introduces a new framework for the aesthetic and cultural analysis of contemporary film and serial drama, stars on social media, and movie awards shows. This timely book is essential for students and scholars in film, media, cultural studies and digital cultures.

Product details

• Authors: Helle Kannik Haastrup
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032473413
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247341-3
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; History, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Humanities, Communication Studies, Social and cultural history, TV & society, Media studies: TV and society