Better Living through TV

Contemporary TV and Moral Identity Formation

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Watching television need not be a passive activity or simply for entertainment purposes. Television can be the site of important identity work and moral reflection. Audiences can learn about themselves, what matters to them, and how to relate to others by thinking about the implicit and explicit moral messages in the shows they watch. Better Living through TV: Contemporary TV and Moral Identity Formation analyzes the possibility of identifying and adopting moral values from television shows that aired during the latest Golden Era of television and Peak TV. The diversity of shows and approaches to moral becoming demonstrate how television during these eras took advantage of new technologies to become more film-like in both production quality and content. The increased depth of characterization and explosion of content across streaming and broadcast channels gave viewers a diversity of worlds and moral values to explore. The possibility of finding a moral in the stories told on popular shows such as The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Wire, and The Good Place, as well as lesser known shows such as Letterkenny and The Unicorn, are explored in a way that centers television viewing as a site for moral identity formation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 26 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781793636201

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Steven A. Benko is a professor of religious and ethical studies at Meredith College.

Recensioner i media

This fine collection of essays captures exactly why television in its Golden Age is so ripe for fruitful ethical analysis. A great feature of this book is that it finds compelling and enduring philosophy in so many different programs. In other words, it's not just for members of particular fandoms. It has real appeal for a variety of fandoms, as well as for philosophers. This book is a welcome addition to the growing field of philosophy and pop culture.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsForewordMartin ShusterIntroduction: Television: What is it Good For?Steven A. BenkoChapter One: Sleeping with Fishes and Talking with Horses: Animality, Identity, and Vegetarianism in The SopranosH. Peter SteevesChapter Two: The Bigger the Lie, the More They Believe: Morality and Ethics in The WireJohn HillmanChapter Three: The Two Walters: Walt Whitman's Poetry and the Moral Vision of Breaking BadDouglas RasmussenChapter Four: Check Your Settings: Change to a Democratic Framework for Feminist SubtitlesLeigh Kellmann KolbChapter Five: "The Lord of War and Thunder": The Morality of Nemesis and Retributive Justice within Justified James L. SheltonChapter Six: Law and Loyalty in HellcatsMatt HummelChapter Seven: Justice is Served: Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal and the Evolution of Cultural MoralityDouglas L. HowardChapter Eight: What Made the Devil Do It?Matilde Accurso Liotta and Martina VanzoChapter Nine: Letterkenny: Tolerance Meets Tra