This book explores the literary and cultural history behind certain Christmas and Halloween traditions, and examines the way that they have moved into broadcasting. It demonstrates how these horror traditions have become more domestic and personal, and how they provide a necessary seasonal pause for reflection on our fears.
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Introduction: Defining Television Gothic
1. The British Ghost Story at Christmas
2. A Broadcast Tradition
3. Irruptions of the Abnormal
4. Seasonality, Nostalgia, Heritage and History
5. The Ghost Story for Christmas and 'Treehouse of Horror’
O autorze
Derek Johnston is Lecturer in Broadcast Literacy at Queen’s University, Belfast, UK. His research focuses on British broadcasting history and on the history of genres such as science fiction and horror, particularly where the two combine.Kup ten ebook, a 1 kolejny otrzymasz GRATIS!
Język Angielski ● Format PDF ● Strony 192 ● ISBN 9781137298959 ● Rozmiar pliku 1.4 MB ● Wydawca Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Miasto London ● Kraj GB ● Opublikowany 2015 ● Do pobrania 24 miesięcy ● Waluta EUR ● ID 4553730 ● Ochrona przed kopiowaniem Społeczny DRM
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