Can comedy on television harbour elements of gender transgression or subversion? If a
man is permitted to be'funny peculiar'–playing the underdog or misfit–does a woman seem …

Sequels, spinoffs, serials, and other kinds of generic works are prevalent in Nollywood
filmmaking and popular with fans. These spinoffs and other generic works are characterized …

This dissertation examines the role of nostalgia in reality television's representation of rural
lives. My study merges a theoretical and critical investigation. I take Alaska: The Last Frontier …

This chapter analyses the use of song in Girls as a key part of the show's oft-discussed
feminist discourses. Building on the work of theorists such as Lacan and Irigaray, it argues …

In this research I utilise critical feminist media theory to examine the various discourses of
rape presented in televised fictions of sexual violence. In undertaking a Foucauldian …

The amount of sexual content on television has grown exponentially over the last two
decades. Much of this content works to enforce heteronormative ideals and demonstrate a …

All Adventurous Women Sing: Articulating the Feminine Through the Music of Girls. Girls’
musical soundtrack functions as a sig Page 1 1 All Adventurous Women Sing: Articulating the …