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Renegade Hero or Faux Rogue

Ashley M. Donnelly
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      This book explores the presence of the anti-hero in mainstream dramatic serial television. It offers critical examinations of Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, True Blood, Breaking Bad, and Boardwalk Empire. What purpose might such unusual protagonists serve in today's culture and what do their tales tell about U.S. political and economic issues from 2008 to 2012?The author discovers how the characters that seem initially so different prove to be strong examplars of established forms of power, such as white patriarchy and late capitalist interests. The book finds that even when the characters are groundbreaking fictional figures, they are all eventually written into submission by the narratives of their series, echoing the same tales of fictitious heroism recycled in American television narratives for decades. New trends in television narratives are discussed - with the hope that future dramas will free audiences from oppressive narratives rather than continue to normalise them.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ashley M. Donnelly EAN: 9780786471447 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-04-18 CITY: GENRE: PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Television

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      Ashley M. Donnelly is an assistant professor of telecommunications at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Her work centres on the study of popular culture and ideology as well as gender and women’s studies. She lives in Muncie.
      This book explores the presence of the anti-hero in mainstream dramatic serial television. It offers critical examinations of Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, True Blood, Breaking Bad, and Boardwalk Empire. What purpose might such unusual protagonists serve in today's culture and what do their tales tell about U.S. political and economic issues from 2008 to 2012?The author discovers how the characters that seem initially so different prove to be strong examplars of established forms of power, such as white patriarchy and late capitalist interests. The book finds that even when the characters are groundbreaking fictional figures, they are all eventually written into submission by the narratives of their series, echoing the same tales of fictitious heroism recycled in American television narratives for decades. New trends in television narratives are discussed - with the hope that future dramas will free audiences from oppressive narratives rather than continue to normalise them.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ashley M. Donnelly EAN: 9780786471447 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-04-18 CITY: GENRE: PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Television

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      Ashley M. Donnelly is an assistant professor of telecommunications at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Her work centres on the study of popular culture and ideology as well as gender and women’s studies. She lives in Muncie.

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