Wayne State University Press
Film Studies
Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television Series
The Contemporary Approaches to Film and Television Series has as its focus original areas of film research and innovative critical approaches to film, television, and new media. The series publishes works, including books and multimedia, that will open further avenues for research and debate for both the scholar and the general reader.
TV Milestones Series
TV Milestones is a distinct series of short monographs written in a critical but accessible and lively manner. Each book offers a comprehensive account of a particular television show, placing that show in the context of the history of television and broader cultural history and discussing representative episodes of the show in detail.
New Releases
M*A*S*H
By David Scott Diffrient
Examines the origins, cultural significance, and legacy of the groundbreaking CBS television series M*A*S*H, which aired from 1972 to 1983.
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Sex and the City
By Deborah Jermyn
Examines the full run of Sex and the City and its production background, place in television history, innovations to the genre, and reception.
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Britton on Film
The Complete Film Criticism of Andrew Britton
Introduction by Robin Wood
Collects all published film criticism by Andrew Britton, a singular voice in film studies whose promising career was cut short by his untimely death.
Price: $39.95 (Paper)
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Vincente Minnelli
The Art of Entertainment
Edited by Joe McElhaney
A comprehensive scholarly examination of Vincente Minnelli, one of American cinema
Price: $29.95 (Paper)
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Contact Zones
Memory, Origin, and Discourses in Black Diasporic Cinema
By Sheila J. Petty
Explores the contributions of black diasporic filmmakers and thinkers to contemporary artistic and theoretical discourses.
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The Flip Wilson Show
By Meghan Sutherland
Analyzes the social, political, and institutional context of The Flip Wilson Show, which ran on NBC between 1970 and 1974.
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Script Culture and the American Screenplay
By Kevin Alexander Boon
By considering the screenplay as a literary object worthy of critical inquiry, this volume breaks new ground in film studies.
Price: $21.95 (Paper)
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