A sense of Community : essays on the television series and its fandom / edited by Ann-Gee Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Ann-Gee, 1977- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community (Television program).

Physical Description:

viii, 231 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"This collection of essays familiarize readers not only with particular characters and popular episodes, but behind-the-scenes aspects such as screenwriting and production techniques. The essayists explore narrative theme, hyperreality, masculinity, feminism, color blindness, pastiche, intertextuality, media consciousness, and how Community is influenced by other shows and films, and how fans have contributed to the show"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Taking Things Literarily

Adventures in Time, Space and Community College: Narrative Structure and Thematic Depth / Mina Halling Halling, Mina 7

Modern Heroism / Amanda Riter Riter, Amanda 24

Greendale Hyperreality / Nettie Brock Brock, Nettie 36

The Greendale Trickster: The Rise and Fall of Ben Chang / Ann-Gee Lee Lee, Ann-Gee, Noah E. Schmidt Schmidt, Noah E. 51

Part II The Political Playground

Inculcating Victorian Masculinities at "Loser College": Jeff Winger's Male Poses / Lindsy Lawrence Lawrence, Lindsy 65

Feminist and Postfeminist Discourses: Reading the Britta Problem / Jessica Ford Ford, Jessica 82

Creating a Colorblind Community: Dean Pelton and the Greendale Human Beings / Melissa Vosen Callens Callens, Melissa Vosen 98

Parody as Civic Discourse in "Basic Lupine Urology": The Law and Order Episode / Jeremy W. Cook Cook, Jeremy W., Robin M. Murphy Murphy, Robin M. 111

Part III Pop Culture Across the Curriculum

My Dinner with Abed: Postmodernism, Pastiche and Metaxy in "Critical Film Studies" / Elizabeth Fleitz Kuechenmeister Kuechenmeister, Elizabeth Fleitz 125

"That's So Meta!" Allusions for the Media-Liter ate Audience in Community (and Beyond) / Bridget Julie Hanna Hanna, Bridget Julie 138

My Dinner with Andre/Our Dinner with Abed: Genre and the Audience / Sallie Maree Pritchard Pritchard, Sallie Maree 152

Advanced Introduction to Liminality: Community on the Fringe / Lisa K. Perdigao Perdigao, Lisa K. 167

Part IV Extracurricular Activities

Community's Communities: Bringing the Fan to the (Study) Table / Joseph S. Walker Walker, Joseph S. 181

"Cool, Cool, Cool": New Media Rhetorics of Community / G. Bret Bowers Bowers, G. Bret 197

"Six seasons and a movie!" Community, Creative Processes and Being Meta / Laura Tansley Tansley, Laura 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786475902

0786475900

OCLC:

869265489