The television world of Pushing daisies

critical essays on the Bryan Fuller series

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The television world of Pushing daisies

critical essays on the Bryan Fuller series

"Pushing Daisies was one of the most successful network television shows in recent history. This collection of 10 essays addresses the off-beat elements that made the show a success. Divided into three sections, the essays address the themes of difference, placement of the series within a larger philosophical context and the role of gender on the show"--Provided by publisher.

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The television world of Pushing daisies: critical essays on the Bryan Fuller series
2011, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
in English
Cover of: Television World of Pushing Daisies
Television World of Pushing Daisies: Critical Essays on the Bryan Fuller Series
2011, McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
in English

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Table of Contents

Introduction / Alissa Burger
Television, Difference, and Pushing Daisies. Spectacular Collision/Collusion: Genre, "Quality," and Contemporary Drama / Lorna Jowett
Pushing Daisies Away: Community Through Isolation / Matt Dauphin
Often Invisible: Disability in Pushing Daisies / Christine Garbett
Philosophy and Pushing Daisies. Consuming Grief and Eating Pie / Laura Anh Williams
"Neophobic Ned Needs Neoteny": Neuroses and Child's Play / Ann-Gee Lee
"Here Lies Dwight, Here Lies His Gun. He Was Bad, Now He's Done": On Justice and Schadenfreude / Christine Angela Knoop
"It's a destiny thing-enjoy it!": free will and
Determinism in Bryan Fuller's series / Patrick Gill
Gender and Pushing Daisies. The Queer, Quirky World of Pushing Daisies / Daniel Farr
Sweet Talk in The Pie Hole: Language, Intimacy, and Public Space / Tara K. Parmiter
Fashion, Femininity, and the 1950s: Costume and Identity Negotiation in Pushing Daisies / Alissa Burger.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Jefferson, N.C

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Dewey Decimal Class
384.55/32
Library of Congress
PN1992.77.P87 T45 2011, PN1992.77.P87T45

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Pagination
p. cm.

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25045799M
ISBN 13
9780786461486
LCCN
2011003521
OCLC/WorldCat
689522304

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OL16167031W

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