Staying Alive, Breaking Away: "The Plot against America," "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels," and Diversity on The Home Screen

Autor/in	Beck, Bernard
Titel	Staying Alive, Breaking Away: "The Plot against America," "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels," and Diversity on The Home Screen
Quelle	In: Multicultural Perspectives, 22 (2020) 3, S.127-130 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0960
DOI	10.1080/15210960.2020.1794468
Schlagwörter	Mass Media; Television; Diversity; Jews; United States History; Fiction; Mexican Americans; Subcultures + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Massenmedien; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Fiktion; Hispanoamerikaner; Subculture; Subkultur
Abstract	The disruption of ordinary life by a deadly pandemic, an outrageous display of police violence, and a tumbling economy have left Americans isolated, frozen, and terrified. For many, the television screen has become the only contact with the outside world and the only source of entertainment. In recent years, cable television networks have drawn our attention by deep content and expert presentation. At this time, two cable series have debuted that are novel and far from our usual preferences for content. The two series are "The Plot Against America" and "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels." The plots of the two series are notably similar in time period and focus on subcultural groups. The possible reasons for their timeliness and for their relevance to today's issues are explored. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01