Dexter : investigating cutting edge television / edited by Douglas L. Howard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howard, Douglas L., 1966-

Series:

Investigating cult TV

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dexter (Television program).

Physical Description:

xxiv, 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

This collection of essays and interviews, edited by Howard (English, Suffolk County Community College), examines the hit television drama Dexter and its cutting edge new take on the serial killer. Based on the Lindsay novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dexter blurs ethical boundaries by chronicling the exploits of a serial killer whose victims are all themselves killers who have managed to evade justice. Due to the casual first person narrative of Dexter and the moral code by which he strictly conducts his murders, viewers often find themselves in moral agreement with a serial killer. This study examines this phenomenon along with many other thought provoking ethical and psychological dilemmas raised by the series. This book appeals to those with interests in literature and television drama. Distributed in the US by Palgrave Macmillan. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Killing Time with Showtime's Dexter - / Douglas L. Howard Howard, Douglas L.

Part 1 First Blood: Interviews

An Interview with author and Dexter creator Jeff Lindsay

An Interview with Writer/Producer James Manos, Jr

Part 2 Blood Slides: The Structure of the Series

Dexter's Opening Sequence" / Angelina Karpovich Karpovich, Angelina

"'Serial' Killer: Dexter's Narrative Strategies" / David Lavery Lavery, David

"Dexter's Hollow Designs" / Steven Peacock Peacock, Steven

Part 3 Dexter on the Couch: Family, Friends, and Frankenstein

Harry Morgan: (Post)Modern Prometheus" / Douglas L. Howard Howard, Douglas L.

"Sex, Psychoanalysis, and Sublimation in Dexter" / Beth Johnson Johnson, Beth

"Blood Brothers: Brian + Dexter + Miguel"

Fionna Boyle

Part 4 A View to a Kill: Politics, Ethics, and Dexter

"The Ethics of a Serial Killer: Dexter's Moral Character and the Justification of Murder" / Simon Riches Riches, Simon

"The Devil You Know: Dexter and the 'Goodness' of American Serial Killing" / David Schmid Schmid, David

"Neoliberal Dexter?" / Michele Byers Byers, Michele

"Dexter's German Reception: Why Are German Networks so Obsessed (and Troubled) with U.S. Shows?" / Vladislav Tinchev Tinchev, Vladislav

Part 5 Dexterity: Dexter and Genre

"The Lighter Side of Killing: Dexter as Comedy" / James Francis Francis, James

"In a Lonely Place? Dexter and Film Noir" / Alison Peirse Peirse, Alison

"The Art of Splatter: Body Horror in Dexter, CSI, and Bones" / Stacey Abbott Abbott, Stacey, Simon Brown Brown, Simon

"From Silver Bullets to Duct Tape: Dexter versus the Traditional Vigilante Hero" / Stan Beeler Beeler, Stan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes teleography and filmography.

ISBN:

9781848852655

1848852657

OCLC:

461279157