Sally Wainwright
Seiten
2025
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-4287-0 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-4287-0 (ISBN)
This book-length study of Sally Wainwright’s television, including analysis of globally recognised television series such as Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack, considers Wainwright’s work in terms of genre, melodrama and through the concept of emotion. -- .
The first and only book length study of British screenwriter, director and producer Sally Wainwright. Authors Gorton and Johnson brings together Wainwright’s key television series and television films with theoretical work on the concept of emotion and feminist television criticism, exploring Wainwright's contributions to British television through the heroic female characters she creates. The book covers a wide range of theoretical work on melodrama, genre and emotion to explore Wainwright’s televisual texts, offering analysis of globally recognised television series such as Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack. -- .
The first and only book length study of British screenwriter, director and producer Sally Wainwright. Authors Gorton and Johnson brings together Wainwright’s key television series and television films with theoretical work on the concept of emotion and feminist television criticism, exploring Wainwright's contributions to British television through the heroic female characters she creates. The book covers a wide range of theoretical work on melodrama, genre and emotion to explore Wainwright’s televisual texts, offering analysis of globally recognised television series such as Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax, and Gentleman Jack. -- .
Kristyn Gorton is Professor of Film and Television at the University of Leeds Beth Johnson is Professor of Television and Media Studies at the University of Leeds -- .
Introduction
1 Women, television and the North
2 Family melodrama
3 Heroic women
4 Feminist inheritance
Conclusion: Feminist futures
Appendix: Interviewing Sally Wainwright
Index -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Television Series |
| Zusatzinfo | 26 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 418 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-4287-2 / 1526142872 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-4287-0 / 9781526142870 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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