Drop Dead Gorgeous: Representations of Corpses in American TV Shows
Autor Tina Weberen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 iun 2012
Previously
only
ever
seen,
briefly,
at
the
scene
of
their
demise,
corpses
have
become
a
central
part
of
many
popular
American
television
shows
in
the
twenty-first
century.
FromCSItoSix
Feet
Under,
extended
portrayals
of
dead
bodies—in
the
morgue,
in
the
embalming
room,
or
in
pathology—now
confront
viewers,
eliciting
not
only
anxiety
but
also
fascination.
Shedding
new
light
on
media’s
ideals
of
beauty
and
the
body,Drop
Dead
Gorgeousanalyzes
representations
of
corpses
on
TV
through
cultural,
sociological,
and
historical
lenses
and
compares
them
with
depictions
of
the
dead
from
films,
paintings,
and
photographs.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783593395074
ISBN-10: 359339507X
Pagini: 267
Ilustrații: 60 color plates
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: CAMPUS VERLAG
Colecția Campus Verlag
ISBN-10: 359339507X
Pagini: 267
Ilustrații: 60 color plates
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: CAMPUS VERLAG
Colecția Campus Verlag
Cuprins
Part
I—Introduction
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Theory
1.1 Image, death and discourse
1.2 Historical survey of depictions of corpses
1.3 Representation of corpses in TV shows from 1950–2000
1.4 New representations of corpses in TV shows from 2000–2010
1.5 New sophisticated death representations
2. Methodology
2.1 Analysis of TV shows
2.2 Pictorial Analysis
2.3 Film Analysis
2.4 Interviews
2.5 Statistic research
2.6 "Genre"
Part 2—Analysis: What is shown and how?
3. Pictorial Analysis: Pretty corpses in the pathology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 New TV shows with new representations of death
3.2.1 Documentary: North Mission Road and Family Plots
3.2.2 Black comedy and drama: Six Feet Under
3.2.3 Crime: CSI, Crossing Jordan, Bones, NCIS, and Castle
3.2.4 Fantasy comedy: Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies
3.2.5 Fantasy drama: Tru Calling, Heroes, and Dexter
3.3 Summary
4. Film Analysis: Disgusting autopsies in the pathology
4.1 Media Aesthetics
4.2 Film Analysis Autopsy
4.3 Film Analysis CSI
4.4 Comparison and Evaluation of the Representation Codes
4.5 Summary
Part 3—Field Research: What is not shown and why?
5. New representations and new taboos
5.1 Taboo and death
5.2 General representation restrictions
5.3 Scientific representation taboos regarding death
5.4 Excursus on hospital autopsies
5.5 Conclusion on new representations and new taboos
6. Field research: The Representation of Corpses under Constraints
6.1 Officials: The LA County Coroner TV show North Mission Road
6.1.1 Pictorial analysis of the representation of an autopsy
6.1.2 Interview with the medical examiner participant
6.2 Producer: Interviews with the filmmaker
6.2.1 Money, time and censorship
6.2.2. Race, Age, Gender
6.2.3 Working on realism
6.3 Recipients: The public response to the new TV shows
6.3.1 The "CSI Effect" in the juristic discourse
6.3.2 The "CSI Effect" in the humanistic discourse
6.4 Summary
Part 4—Conclusion
7. Conclusion
7.1 Visual knowledge and communicative genre
7.1.1 Changing genres
7.1.2 Changing body images
7.2 New Representations of Death in other Audio-Visual Media
Works Cited
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Theory
1.1 Image, death and discourse
1.2 Historical survey of depictions of corpses
1.3 Representation of corpses in TV shows from 1950–2000
1.4 New representations of corpses in TV shows from 2000–2010
1.5 New sophisticated death representations
2. Methodology
2.1 Analysis of TV shows
2.2 Pictorial Analysis
2.3 Film Analysis
2.4 Interviews
2.5 Statistic research
2.6 "Genre"
Part 2—Analysis: What is shown and how?
3. Pictorial Analysis: Pretty corpses in the pathology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 New TV shows with new representations of death
3.2.1 Documentary: North Mission Road and Family Plots
3.2.2 Black comedy and drama: Six Feet Under
3.2.3 Crime: CSI, Crossing Jordan, Bones, NCIS, and Castle
3.2.4 Fantasy comedy: Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies
3.2.5 Fantasy drama: Tru Calling, Heroes, and Dexter
3.3 Summary
4. Film Analysis: Disgusting autopsies in the pathology
4.1 Media Aesthetics
4.2 Film Analysis Autopsy
4.3 Film Analysis CSI
4.4 Comparison and Evaluation of the Representation Codes
4.5 Summary
Part 3—Field Research: What is not shown and why?
5. New representations and new taboos
5.1 Taboo and death
5.2 General representation restrictions
5.3 Scientific representation taboos regarding death
5.4 Excursus on hospital autopsies
5.5 Conclusion on new representations and new taboos
6. Field research: The Representation of Corpses under Constraints
6.1 Officials: The LA County Coroner TV show North Mission Road
6.1.1 Pictorial analysis of the representation of an autopsy
6.1.2 Interview with the medical examiner participant
6.2 Producer: Interviews with the filmmaker
6.2.1 Money, time and censorship
6.2.2. Race, Age, Gender
6.2.3 Working on realism
6.3 Recipients: The public response to the new TV shows
6.3.1 The "CSI Effect" in the juristic discourse
6.3.2 The "CSI Effect" in the humanistic discourse
6.4 Summary
Part 4—Conclusion
7. Conclusion
7.1 Visual knowledge and communicative genre
7.1.1 Changing genres
7.1.2 Changing body images
7.2 New Representations of Death in other Audio-Visual Media
Works Cited
Index