A Supernatural Politics

Essays on Social Engagement, Fandom and the Series

242 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What makes a horror television drama interesting? Like any other drama, it is often the character development or plot, and this certainly applies to the dramatically-resonant Supernatural and its beloved characters. However, Supernatural has achieved a dedicated fandom and a record-breaking 15-season run by skillfully engaging with the social reality inhabited by the show's audience. Additionally, the show plays with the fourth wall by having an in-world fandom for the main characters. Supernatural's many layers have garnered the attention of academics who analyzed the show's engagement with diverse topics such as the #MeToo movement, consumerism, and the American Dream. This collection of essays studies the topical issues and politics that added depth and maturity to Supernatural, separated it from X-Files knock-offs, and garnered the show its own cult following.

• Themen: Kunst Darstellende Künste Film, Fernsehen, Radio, Theater Science-Fiction, Fantasy und Horror
• ISBN: 9781476675879
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.04.2021
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: McFarland
• Herausgegeben von: Dominick Grace, Lisa Macklem