Critical perspectives on mass market entertainment / edited by Dimitra Laurence Larochelle.
| Other author | Larochelle, Dimitra Laurence. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in critical social sciences, 1573-4234 ; volume 324 |
| Contents | Introduction. Unpacking global trends and critical perspectives in mass-market entertainment / Dimitra Laurence Larochelle -- Media representations of gender : lessons from functionalism to postfeminism / Céline Morin -- Fighting rape culture, one episode at a time : a feminist (r)evolution in the depiction of sexual assault in Netflix serialized teen dramas / Hélène Breda -- Old prejudices in new clothes : the figure of "witch" in contemporary mythic representations / Christiana Constantopoulou -- Depiction of fat female bodies : a study of Malayalam movies / Aleena George and Deepa Mary Francis -- Imaginaries in a (not so) imaginary land : the representation of the body in the virtual environment : challenges and perspectives of investigation / Eleonora Noia and Michele Varini -- When the Belgian artist Àngele sings and tells : feminism and the anti-gender representations behind her music videos / Mónica Tovar-Vicente and Elena Cabanillas-Mallenco -- Corridos tumbados : shifting the macho style in Mexican regional music / Omar Cerrillo Garnica -- The personal is scientifical : the case of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (1964-1988) / Eléana Sanchez -- Hallyu as an aestheticized global pop culture : a monographic approach / Vincenzo Cicchelli and Sylvie Octobre -- The delusion of 'Netflix quota' and 'Netflix tax' : what do the experiences of Europe and Korea tell us? / Jimmyn Parc -- Television in the multi-platform era : challenges and opportunities faced by the audiovisual industry and its audiences / Christine Thoër, Stéfany Boisvert and Katharina Niemeyer -- Television entertainment in Spain : the end of an era and the beginning of a post-pandemic renewal / Charo Lacalle -- The individual vs. the collective : being a fan in a community of fans / Mélanie Bourdaa -- Between homeland and hostland : Turkish migrant women's engagement with Turkish and Swedish tv series / Emek Çaylı -- Concluding remarks / Dimitra Laurence Larochelle. |
| Abstract | "This book offers critical insights into contemporary mass-market entertainment across various geographical and cultural contexts, blending theoretical reflections with empirical case studies. It examines cultural phenomena and objects from both Western and non-Western perspectives, analyzing representations, production, and consumption practices. By highlighting the interplay of identities, power dynamics, and digital transformations, this work deepens your understanding of entertainment as both a cultural phenomenon and an ideological apparatus. It emphasizes the need for ongoing critical engagement with mass-market entertainment in our rapidly changing world"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025012466 |
| ISBN | 9789004547070 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |