Robin Andersen is professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University.

Andersen’s book has many strengths, particularly its wide scope and its thoughtful response to Treme’s critics. . . Andersen’s chapters all serve to strengthen the book’s thesis about Treme’s accomplishments. . . . Andersen helps to build the television program’s goodwill through evenhandedly analyzing the program itself and its context and adding to the critics’ discourse. Through this work, Andersen supplements how a person may watch and enjoy Treme.

• ContentsIntroduction: Evolving Stories of the StormChapter 1— Demonizing the Victims of the Storm: Disaster Myth Coverage of Katrina Chapter 2—Characters on Unstable Ground: Dancing Between Fact and FictionChapter 3—What’s In A Name? Race and Place on TremeChapter 4—Mardi Gras Indians: The Spiritual First RespondersChapter 5—Pioneering Televisual Strategies: Music is a Character Chapter 6—Janette’s Journey: Food, Culture, Cuisine and Identity Chapter 7—Crime, Race and Police Corruption: News and Investigative Journalism on TremeChapter 8—Critical Acclaim and the Critics Conclusion: Why Treme MattersBibliographyAbout the Author

Robin Andersen is professor of communication and media studies at Fordham University.

Andersen’s book has many strengths, particularly its wide scope and its thoughtful response to Treme’s critics. . . Andersen’s chapters all serve to strengthen the book’s thesis about Treme’s accomplishments. . . . Andersen helps to build the television program’s goodwill through evenhandedly analyzing the program itself and its context and adding to the critics’ discourse. Through this work, Andersen supplements how a person may watch and enjoy Treme.

• ContentsIntroduction: Evolving Stories of the StormChapter 1— Demonizing the Victims of the Storm: Disaster Myth Coverage of Katrina Chapter 2—Characters on Unstable Ground: Dancing Between Fact and FictionChapter 3—What’s In A Name? Race and Place on TremeChapter 4—Mardi Gras Indians: The Spiritual First RespondersChapter 5—Pioneering Televisual Strategies: Music is a Character Chapter 6—Janette’s Journey: Food, Culture, Cuisine and Identity Chapter 7—Crime, Race and Police Corruption: News and Investigative Journalism on TremeChapter 8—Critical Acclaim and the Critics Conclusion: Why Treme MattersBibliographyAbout the Author