Sensing the City Through Television: Urban Identities in Fictional Drama

by Peter Billingham

An investigation of the fictional representations of the city in contemporary British and American television drama, assessing their political, sociological and cultural implications. The book draws on the following five key case studies for specific and detailed analysis:

* Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City
* Homicide & Life on the Street
* Queer as Folk
* The Cops
* Holding On

Each is discussed in terms of structure,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841500186
• ISBN13: 9781841500188
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0"