A supernatural politics: essays on social engagement, fandom and the series

Post-crash politics : Supernatural masculinities in the Mid-West / Leanne McRae -- "I killed Hitler" : American exceptionalism and triumphalism in Supernatural / Cait Coker -- Dean's yellow fever : acts of forgery in genre / Camille DeBose -- "You guys getting hungry?" : on...

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Other Authors: Macklem, Lisa 1962- (Editor), Grace, Dominick 1963- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2021]
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Summary:Post-crash politics : Supernatural masculinities in the Mid-West / Leanne McRae -- "I killed Hitler" : American exceptionalism and triumphalism in Supernatural / Cait Coker -- Dean's yellow fever : acts of forgery in genre / Camille DeBose -- "You guys getting hungry?" : on leviathans, consumption and American politics in Supernatural season 7 / Angélica Varandas -- Re-constructing monstrosity : faces of evil, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to the TV show Supernatural / Tatiana Prorokova -- Knowledge is power : information literacy in Supernatural / Paula S. Kiser -- "There is no singing in Supernatural!" : Fan/producer relationships, metanarrative and Supernatural's 200th episode special / Keshia Mcclantoc -- Slash fiction : homoerotics and the metatextual fangirl / Emily E. Roach -- Breaking the fourth wall : fandom representation in Supernatural canon / Kimberly Lynn Workman -- Monsters make gender trouble / Megan Genovese -- "Driver picks the music" : tracing Supernatural's long road trip to discovering fan identity / Laurena Aker -- Coda : engaging with engagement : following a creator creating followers / Lisa Macklem and Dominick Grace
"What makes a horror television drama interesting? Like any other drama, it is often the character development or plot, and this certainly applies to the dramatically-resonant Supernatural and its beloved characters. However, Supernatural has achieved a dedicated fandom and a record-breaking 15-season run by skillfully engaging with the social reality inhabited by the show's audience. Additionally, the show plays with the fourth wall by having an in-world fandom for the main characters. Supernatural's many layers have garnered the attention of academics who analyzed the show's engagement with diverse topics such as the #MeToo movement, consumerism, and the American Dream. This collection of essays studies the topical issues and politics that added depth and maturity to Supernatural, separated it from X-Files knock-offs, and garnered the show its own cult following"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:vi, 235 Seiten
ISBN:9781476675879

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