Emotions in Contemporary TV Series
This book examines the role of emotions in contemporary TV series. Over the past 20 years, TV fiction has become one of the most powerful and influential trends in popular culture. Shows such as Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Lost and The Wire have
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Emotions in Contemporary TV Series Edited by
Alberto N. García University of Navarra, Spain
Introduction, selection and editorial content © Alberto N. García 2016 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-56884-7 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-84936-9 ISBN 978-1-137-56885-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-56885-4 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
Contents
List of Figures
vii
Notes on the Contributors
viii
Introduction Alberto N. García
1
Part I Theoretical and General Approach 1 Emotional Culture and TV Narratives Alejandro García Martínez and Ana Marta González
13
2 The Emergence of ‘Affect’ in Contemporary TV Fictions Robin Nelson
26
3 Moral Emotions, Antiheroes and the Limits of Allegiance Alberto N. García
52
4 Group Empathy? A Conceptual Proposal, Apropos of Polseres Vermelles Héctor J. Pérez
71
Part II Collective Identities and Emotions 5 Women, Television and Feelings: Theorising Emotional Difference of Gender in SouthLAnd and Mad Men Elke Weissmann
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6 A Revolution in Urban Lifestyle: Mad Men’s Narrative Revisited as a Social Lab Lourdes Flamarique
102
7 Performing Englishness: Postnational Nostalgia in Lark Rise to Candleford and Parade’s End Rosalía Baena
118
8 Nordic Noir – Location, Identity and Emotion Gunhild Agger v
134
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Part III Gen
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