This essay collection explores the phenomenon of "teen TV" in the United States, analyzing the meanings and manifestations of this category of programming from a variety of perspectives. Part One views teen television through an industrial perspective, examining how networks such as WB, UPN, The CW, and The N have created a unique economic framework based on demographic niches and teen-focused narrowcasting. Part Two focuses on popular teen programs from a cultural context, evaluating how such programs reflect and at times stretch the envelope of the cultural contexts in which they are...
This essay collection explores the phenomenon of "teen TV" in the United States, analyzing the meanings and manifestations of this category of program...
The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010 ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s detective for the digital age, joining participants in the active traditions of Sherlockians/Holmesians and fans from other communities, including science fiction, media, and anime. This collection explores the cultural intersections and fan traditions that converge in Sherlock and its fandoms. Essays focus on the industrial and cultural contexts of Sherlock s release, on the text of Sherlock as adaptation and transformative work, and on Sherlock s critical...
The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010 ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s detective for the digital age, joining pa...
No longer a niche or cult identity, fandom now colors our notions of an expansive generational construct the millennial generation. Like fans, millennials are frequently cast as active participants in media culture, spectators who expect opportunities to intervene, control, and create. At the same time, long-standing fears about fans cultural unruliness manifest in rampant stories of millennials technological over-dependence and lack of moral boundaries. These conflicting narratives of entrepreneurial creativity and digital immorality operate to quell the growing threat represented by...
No longer a niche or cult identity, fandom now colors our notions of an expansive generational construct the millennial generation. Like fans, millenn...