Author: Douglas Rasmussen University of Saskatchewan Download PDF version A highly intertextual series, Breaking Bad (2008-2013) references numerous films, one notable one being The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). The reference to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre occurs in...
Download PDF version Premiering in 2018 on FX, POSE (2018–present) is a worldwide acclaimed drama series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals comprised of two seasons. The series begins with the introduction of character Blanca Evangelista (M....
Download PDF version It has been reported that after the worldwide success of Netflix’s miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, created by Scott Frank and Allan Scott in 2020 and based on a homonymous novel written by Walter Stone Tevis, there has...
Download PDF version [Please, check this page for updates on the program, keynote talks, and panels] Confirmed keynote scholars: Enrique Ajuria Ibarra, Xavier Aldana Reyes, Kyle Bishop, Kevin Corstorphine, Justin Edwards, Anya Heise-von der Lippe, Michael Howarth, Evert J. van...
The Umbrella Academy is a tv series based on the eponymous comic by Gerard Way (who some of the readers may know as the front man of the band My Chemical Romance) and Gabriel Bà. In 2019, the first season...
Author: Lisann Anders University of Zürich Download PDF version In this regard, the dependence of society on each individual is not unidirectional but a mutual interdependence. Thus, individuals are also affected by the specific communities they belong to and the changes...
Author: Lisann Anders University of Zürich Download PDF version What is a community? And what does it mean in the context of contemporary American popular culture? The TV show Community tackles these questions in a creative way. It looks at how...
Download PDF version Netflix’s 2020 summer season included many new releases: movies, fiction series, TV shows, and documentaries. Among the latter, the docuseries (Un)Well investigates the dark side of wellness alternative therapies, presenting a few specific cases. The series consists...
We’re glad to share the call for papers for the issue on True Crime in Contemporary American Popular Culture of the Crime Fiction Studies journal. The issue will capitalise on a recent swell of public interest in true crime narratives,...
Download PDF version The NBC drama This Is Us has given us great stories, relatable characters, and mostly accurate portrayals of unfortunately common negative life experiences. If you are unfamiliar with this show, it is available on Hulu. This post...
