The politics of Twin Peaks / edited by Amanda DiPaolo and Jamie Gillies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DiPaolo, Amanda, 1979- editor.

Gillies, Jamie, editor.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Politics, literature, & film

Politics, literature, and film

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twin Peaks (Television program).

Twin Peaks (Television program : 1990-1991).

Television and politics.

Politics on television.

Physical Description:

xi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

The strange and wonderful place of Twin Peaks captivated audiences for more than two decades before its long-awaited return to television in 2017. David Lynch and Mark Frost created a land that embodies the politics of American culture. With its focus on small-town America and life outside urban centers, rural and suburban values play a big part in the overall Twin Peaks narrative. More than just a soapy murder investigation or a mysterious puzzle to be solved, Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: The Return are metaphors for the political years in which they are set. The Politics of Twin Peaks investigates the show's engagement with American politics and identity. With a close relationship between the two, Twin Peaks is the rare cultural landmark in both film and television whose timelessness is defined by the fact that it can constantly be reinterpreted. Within that sometimes dreamlike Lynchian narrative, Twin Peaks hints at, sometimes explicitly and sometimes subtly, the political fault lines in the United States. In this edited collection, the politics inherent in Twin Peaks is approached from numerous points of view.

Contents:

Part I. Innocence, Nostalgia, and the Political

The Nuclear Anxiety of Twin Peaks: The Return / Ashlee Joyce

Is it Future or is it Past? The Politics and Use of Nostalgia in Twin Peaks / Amanda DiPaolo

Part II. America and the Political

Rural and Suburban Lynch: Characterizations of Hard Times in Reagan's and Trump's America / Jamie Gillies

"Dirty Bearded Men in a Room!": Twin Peaks: The Return and the Politics of Lynchian Comedy / Martin Fradley and John A. Riley

Part III. Identity, Representation, and the Political

Violence, Representation, and Girl Power: Twin Peaks' Female Characters and Third Wave Feminism / Stacy Rusnak

The Owls Are Not What They Seem: Retaking Queer Meaning in Twin Peaks / Benjamin Kruger-Robbins

Part IV. The Political as it Relates to Philosophical, Theoretical, and Spiritual Ways of Knowing

Zen, or the Art of Being Agent Cooper / Darci Doll

The Transmigration of Cooper: Echoes of Plato's Recollection in Twin Peaks / Jean-Phillippe Ranger

Life in the Black Lodge: the Twin Challenge of Watching Twin Peaks / Shai Biderman, Ronen Gil, and Ido Legit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

1498578373

9781498578370

OCLC:

1064993579