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Since the 1990s, the screening of sex on American, British and
Asian television screens has become increasingly prolific.
Considering not only the specificities of selected sexualised
images in relation to popular series, this study also concerns
itself with the ramifications of TV sex as well as discussing the
various techniques that are used by TV producers/programme makers
to establish the cultural worth of their texts in series such as
"Shameless, The Tudors" and "True Blood."
The contributions draw attention to shifting representations of
sex on television away from the authoritarian state and patriarchal
order, toward a more democratic form of representation. As a
significant and under-represented aspect of contemporary television
studies, this is the first full-length academic collection to
consider the wide-ranging representations of sex in society on
contemporary television.
This collection is a wide-ranging exploration of contemporary
British television drama and its representations of social class.
Through early studio-set plays, soap operas and period drama, the
volume demonstrates how class provides a bridge across multiple
genres and traditions of television drama. The authors trace this
thematic emphasis into the present day, offering fascinating new
insights into the national conversation around class and identity
in Britain today. The chapters engage with a range of topics
including authorial explorations of Stephen Poliakoff and Jimmy
McGovern, case studies of television performers Maxine Peake and
Jimmy Nail, and discussions of the sitcom genre and animation form.
This book offers new perspectives on popular British television
shows such as Goodnight Sweetheart and Footballers' Wives, and
analysis of more recent series such as Peaky Blinders and This is
England.
This collection explores the representation, articulation and
construction of youth subcultures in a range of texts and contexts.
It brings together scholars working in literary studies, screen
studies, sociology and cultural studies whose research interests
lie in the aesthetics and cultural politics of youth. It
contributes to, and extends, contemporary theoretical perspectives
around youth and youth cultures. Contributors examine a range of
topics, including 'bad girl' fiction of the 1950s, novels by
subcultural writers such as Colin MacInnes, Alex Wheatle and
Courttia Newland, as well as screen representations of Mods, the
1990s Rave culture, heavy metal, and the Manchester scene. Others
explore interventions into subcultural theory with respect to
metal, subcultural locations, abjection, graffiti cultures, and the
potential of subcultures to resist dominant power frameworks in
both historical and contemporary contexts.
The theme of this volume is an outgrowth of one of the Section
sponsored sessions at the 2006 ASA meetings in Montreal; 'Children
and Youth Speak for Themselves'. The volume is a collection of
articles from scholars who pay particular attention to children
and/or adolescents' voices, interpretations, perspectives, and
experiences within specific social and cultural contexts.
Contributions include research stemming from a broad spectrum of
methodological and theoretical orientations. This is a cutting-edge
compilation of the most current child-centred scholarship on the
sociology of children and childhood.
The theme of this volume is an outgrowth of one of the Section
sponsored sessions at the 2006 ASA meetings in Montreal; 'Children
and Youth Speak for Themselves'. The volume is a collection of
articles from scholars who pay particular attention to children
and/or adolescents' voices, interpretations, perspectives, and
experiences within specific social and cultural contexts.
Contributions include research stemming from a broad spectrum of
methodological and theoretical orientations. This is a cutting-edge
compilation of the most current child-centred scholarship on the
sociology of children and childhood.
This collection explores the representation, articulation and
construction of youth subcultures in a range of texts and contexts.
It brings together scholars working in literary studies, screen
studies, sociology and cultural studies whose research interests
lie in the aesthetics and cultural politics of youth. It
contributes to, and extends, contemporary theoretical perspectives
around youth and youth cultures. Contributors examine a range of
topics, including 'bad girl' fiction of the 1950s, novels by
subcultural writers such as Colin MacInnes, Alex Wheatle and
Courttia Newland, as well as screen representations of Mods, the
1990s Rave culture, heavy metal, and the Manchester scene. Others
explore interventions into subcultural theory with respect to
metal, subcultural locations, abjection, graffiti cultures, and the
potential of subcultures to resist dominant power frameworks in
both historical and contemporary contexts.
This thoroughly revised and updated third edition provides a
comprehensive introduction to the various approaches to the field,
explaining why media messages matter, how media businesses prosper
and why media is integral to defining contemporary life. The text
is divided into three parts - Media texts and meanings; Producing
media; and Media and social contexts - exploring the ways in which
various media forms make meaning; are produced and regulated; and
how society, culture and history are defined by such forms.
Encouraging students to actively engage in media research and
analysis, each chapter seeks to guide readers through key questions
and ideas in order to empower them to develop their own
scholarship, expertise and investigations of the media worlds in
which we live. Fully updated to reflect the contemporary media
environment, the third edition includes new case studies covering
topics such as Brexit, podcasts, Love Island, Captain Marvel, Black
Lives Matter, Netflix, data politics, the Kardashians, President
Trump, 'fake news', the post-Covid world and perspectives on global
media forms. This is an essential introduction for undergraduate
and postgraduate students of media studies, cultural studies,
communication studies, film studies, the sociology of the media and
popular culture.
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Sherri Beth Johnson
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Sherri Beth Johnson
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Sherri Beth Johnson
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Although everyone went to school, beginning to work on the other
side of the desk can be frightening and exciting. The tips in this
book are intended as a helpful guide to the many nuances of working
on that other side. Sections in the book include students,
guardians, colleagues, substitutes, and self while the tips range
from classroom management to storing your lunch. The book is filled
with not-so-common tips that long time veterans of a particular
school may consider common sense. Of course, nothing is common
sense when you're just beginning your career.
Synopsis of Coming To Your Senses Transform old attitudes and fears
into creativity with Beth Johnson as your guide. In her new book,
Coming to Your Senses, Beth shows how her unique Inner Vision
Meditation can clear away the unwanted clutter from your mind and
reconnect you with a stronger, healthier, more productive self to
navigate the perplexity of being human. Meditation has helped many
people release stress and increase their quality of life. Any of
the different practices are beneficial, but with Inner Vision the
focus of the meditation is revealed through your intuitive senses.
Life challenges are addressed by stopping the process of thinking
and using your sensory skills to find your own inner wisdom. The
Ego has a positive and a negative quality. The positive Ego lets
you know when to eat and rest, or resist the temptation for that
next drink. Not so with the negative Ego: it can muddy the clear
thoughts of an analytical thinker and place the veil of fear over
her or his eyes so they see life through the filter of anxiety. The
negative Ego can be overbearing, rude, and even hateful. Coming to
Your Senses shows how you can stop being controlled by your
negative Ego and use your natural sensory capabilities to unleash
your true potential. Each time you focus on tasting, hearing,
smelling, seeing, or feeling, you pass through the gateway to your
Higher Power and wisdom-your sixth sense. Another integral part of
Inner Vision meditation is toning. This is your unique sound, your
audible thumbprint, for opening the portal of transformation. Its
history lies in ancient tribal chants, Gregorian chants, Tibetan
chants, and Sanskrit mantras. Vibrations are created and one
becomes immersed in the sensation. By holding your attention on
that sensation, you can enter the Silent Place of balance and peace
within. Through her personal stories and easy-to-follow
instructions, Beth Johnson enables you to transform your emotions
into something new and innovative and to claim your right to be a
healthy, happy human being.
Since the 1990s, the screening of sex on American, British and
Asian television screens has become increasingly prolific.
Considering not only the specificities of selected sexualised
images in relation to popular series, this study also concerns
itself with the ramifications of TV sex as well as discussing the
various techniques that are used by TV producers/programme makers
to establish the cultural worth of their texts in series such as
"Shameless, The Tudors" and "True Blood."
The contributions draw attention to shifting representations of
sex on television away from the authoritarian state and patriarchal
order, toward a more democratic form of representation. As a
significant and under-represented aspect of contemporary television
studies, this is the first full-length academic collection to
consider the wide-ranging representations of sex in society on
contemporary television.
Creator of television series such as Shameless, Clocking Off, State
of Play, Reckless, Linda Green and Children's Ward, Paul Abbott is
a British 'showrunner' and writer whose name and reputation for
edgy, intelligent, successful and socio-political programmes holds
significant weight both in the contemporary television industry and
with the public. This is the first book-length academic study of
the television programmes created, written by, and/or
executive-produced, by Abbott. It is also the first academic study
to attempt to consider his complete oeuvre. Within a broadly
chronological structure this book elucidates, decodes and evaluates
key examples of Abbott's output, exhibiting a vital evaluation of
Abbott's work over the past three decades and assessing his
contribution to British television. Engaging with thematic and
ideological notions of the personal, the autobiographical, the
honest, the shameless, the pleasurable and the painful recourse of
the specificity of 'ordinary life', the volume seeks to combine
close textual analysis of Abbott's work with archival research and
specially commissioned interviews with Abbott and other important
industry practitioners. -- .
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