Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad: Critical Essays on the Contexts, Politics, Style, and Reception of the Television Series, edited by David P. Pierson, explores the contexts, politics, and style of AMC's original series Breaking Bad. The book's first section locates and addresses the series from several contemporary social contexts, including neo-liberalism, its discourses and policies, the cultural obsession with the economy of time and its manipulation, and the epistemological principles and assumptions of Walter White's criminal alias Heisenberg. Section two investigates how the series characterizes and intersects with current cultural politics, such as male angst and the re-emergence of hegemonic masculinity, the complex portrayal of Latinos, and the depiction of physical and mental impairment and disability. The final section takes a close look at the series' distinctive visual, aural, and narrative stylistics. Under examination are Breaking Bad's unique visual style whereby image dominates sound, the distinct role and use of beginning teaser segments to disorient and enlighten audiences, the representation of geographic space and place, the position of narrative songs to complicate viewer identification, and the integral part that emotions play as a form of dramatic action in the series.


Autorentext
David Pierson is an associate professor of media studies and chair of the Department of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Southern Maine.

Zusammenfassung
Breaking Bad: Critical Essays on the Contexts, Politics, Style, and Reception of the Television Series, edited by David P. Pierson, explores the contexts, politics, and style of AMC's original series Breaking Bad. The book's first section locates and addresses the series from several contemporary social contexts, including neo-liberalism, its discourses and policies, the cultural obsession with the economy of time and its manipulation, and the epistemological principles and assumptions of Walter White's criminal alias Heisenberg. Section two investigates how the series characterizes and intersects with current cultural politics, such as male angst and the re-emergence of hegemonic masculinity, the complex portrayal of Latinos, and the depiction of physical and mental impairment and disability. The final section takes a close look at the series' distinctive visual, aural, and narrative stylistics. Under examination are Breaking Bad's unique visual style whereby image dominates sound, the distinct role and use of beginning teaser segments to disorient and enlighten audiences, the representation of geographic space and place, the position of narrative songs to complicate viewer identification, and the integral part that emotions play as a form of dramatic action in the series.


Inhalt
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Contexts of Breaking Bad
Breaking Neoliberal?: Neo-liberalism, its Discourses, and Breaking Bad David P. Pierson
Multiple Existences and the Economy of Time in Breaking Bad Dustin Freely
Heisenberg, Epistemological Implications of a Criminal Pseudonym Alberto Brodesco
The Politics of Breaking Bad
Taking Control: Male Angst and the Re-emergence of Hegemonic Masculinity in Breaking Bad Brian Faucette
Not Your Average Mexican: Breaking Bad and the Destruction of Latino Stereotypes Andrew Howe
A Life Not Worthy Living Jami L. Anderson
The Style of Breaking Bad
Breaking the Waves Pierre Barrette and Yves Picard
Uncertain Beginnings: Breaking Bad's Episodic Openings Rossend Sanchez Baro
Buying the House: Place in Breaking Bad Ensley F. Guffey
Mediating Fictional Crime, Music, Morality and Liquid Identification in Breaking Bad Carlo Nardi
Feeling Bad: Emotions and Narrativity in Breaking Bad Deidre Pribram
Main Cast, Production History, and Episode Guide
Index
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