TV shows and nonplace : why The Sopranos, Breaking bad and co. love the periphery /

This book scrutinizes the relationship between contemporary television shows and space, focusing on the ways in which these shows use and narrate specific spatial structures, namely, spaces far away from traditional metropolises. Beginning with the observation that many shows are set in specific spa...

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Main Author: Gutzmer, Alexander (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2024].
Series:Routledge focus on television studies.
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