Investigating Alias : Secrets and Spies.
Title:
Investigating Alias : Secrets and Spies.
Author:
Abbott, Stacey.
ISBN:
9780857713636
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 pages)
Series:
Investigating Cult TV
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Cast List -- Preface - David Lavery -- Introduction - Simon Brown and Stacey Abbott -- Part One: Missions/ Counter Missions: Narrative and Alias -- 1. The Show Must Go On...And On: Narrative and Seriality in Alias - Henrik Ornebring -- 2. Endoscopic Spies: Mapping the Internal Landscape of Alias - Sergio Angelini -- 3. Sydney Bristow's Full Disclosure: Mythic Structure and the Fear of Motherhood - Paul Zinder -- Part Two: Identities/ Aliases: Family, Gender and Race in Alias -- 4. The New Hero: Women, Humanism and Violence in Alias and Buffy the Vampire SLayer - Elizabeth Barnes -- 5. Aliases, Alienation and Agency: The Physical Integrity of Sydney Bristow - Deborah Finding and Alice MacLachlan -- 6. Can't Live With 'Em, Can Shoot 'Em: Alias and the (Thermo) Nuclear Family - Simon Brown and Stacey Abbott -- 7. Alias' Inversion of White Heroes and Brown Foes - Jenniffer Young -- Part Three: Terror/ Counter Terror: Truth and Morality Post-9/11 -- 8. The Good, the Bad and the Justified: Moral Ambiguity in Alias - Sharon Sutherland and Sarah Swan -- 9. Reflections of Deleuze: An Alias-ed Critique of Truth - Dyrk Ashton -- Part Four: Authorized Personnel/ Unauthorized Personnel: Alias and Beyond -- 10. Accusatory Glances: The Evolution and Dissolution of the Alias Fandom in Narrative History - Hillary Robson -- 11. (Re)Writing Alias? An Examination of the Series' Fan Fiction and Media Tie-Ins - Tricia Jenkins -- 12. Slashing Alias: Viewer Appropriation of Lauren Reed as Commentary on Female/ Female Desire - Michaela D.E. Meyer and Linda Baughman -- 13. Alias DVD: Re-Packaging American 'Quality' and 'Cult' Television Series - Denzell Richards -- Notes -- Episode Guide -- Bibliography -- Television Guide -- Index.
Abstract:
First aired in 2001, Alias is a spy drama with a central action heroine, a complex narrative of moral twists, turns, lies and double-crosses, and an imaginative array of gadgets, gizmos and glamorous costumes. It has become a leading cult television series with a loyal fan following. In the wake of 9/11, Alias' themes of doubles and duplicity have been perfectly placed to comment on global relations and the personal paranoias of post 9/11 citizens. But as much as Alias reflects contemporary global politics, at its core are themes of family and relationships. The series is ending with a bang in 2006 and 'Investigating 'Alias' is the first book to give a full and fascinating examination of the series in its entirety, with a complete episode guide. _x000D_ _x000D_ Placing the series within the wider context of American Quality Television and the spy genre, contributors consider the central role of family, race, gender and moral ambiguity in 'Alias'. They also focus on the creator of 'Alias', JJ Abrams, and discuss the development and influence of the fan world beyond the series with in-depth studies of DVD releases, tie-in, fan and slash fiction. Designed for fans, lovers of spies on screen, students and scholars, 'Investigating 'Alias' uncovers the secrets of a fantastic show. _x000D_ _x000D_.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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