Watching Nostalgia

An Analysis of Nostalgic Television Fiction and its Reception
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-8376-3509-6
Verlag: transcript

Buch, Englisch, Band 48, 436 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 672 g

Reihe: Cultural Studies

What is nostalgia in television? How far does a nostalgic text trigger nostalgic emotions? And how are nostalgic series received by different audience groups?

Stefanie Armbruster uses an interdisciplinary approach as analytical and theoretical basis. Her detailed analyses identify nostalgia in reruns, remakes and period dramas such as "Knight Rider" or "Mad Men". Focus group discussions with German and Spanish viewers give new insights into its reception.

The in-depth study helps to understand the interrelation of nostalgic texts and nostalgic reception better and explores a decisive part of a phenomenon that is omnipresent in our current TV landscape.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Armbruster, Stefanie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Fernsehen & Rundfunk
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio TV-Drama

Über Autor(innen)

Stefanie Armbruster (Dr.) lives in Munich, Germany, and works in the television sector. Her research interests include cultural and media studies with a focus on innovation and nostalgia.