Critical perspectives on the Hallmark Channel : countdown to romance / edited by Carlen Lavigne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lavigne, Carlen, 1976- editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hallmark Channel (Television network).

Romance films.

Race on television.

Women on television.

Feminism on television.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Biography/History:

Carlen Lavigne, Ph.D., is Head of Communications Studies at Red Deer Polytechnic in Alberta, Canada. She is the author of Post-Apocalyptic Patriarchy: American Television and Gendered Visions of Survival (McFarland, 2018), and Cyberpunk Women, Feminism and Science Fiction (McFarland, 2013). She is also the editor of Remake Television (Lexington, 2014) and the co-editor of American Remakes of British Television (Lexington, 2011).

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 Aunt Becky Brings Back the '80s: Lori Loughlin and '80s Nostalgia in Hallmark Christmas Movies

3 Back to the Family: Time Travel, Nostalgic Casting, and the New Social Conservatism of Hallmark Christmas Movies

4 A Christmas to Remember: Nostalgic Constructions of the ""Ideal"" Christmas in Hallmark's Holiday Line-Up

5 Back to the Future of Post-Feminist Film: Hallmark, Netflix, and the ""New"" Woman's Holiday Film

6 Holding Hands and Singing ""Silent Night"": Applying Heteronormativity to Queerness in Hallmark's Christmas Movies

7 ""It's the Extras That Have to Be Thrown In at Hallmark Nowadays"": The Conservative Backlash to Hallmark's Efforts at Queer Inclusivity

8 ""Better Off Dead"": The Prevalence of Widowhood in Hallmark Lone-Parenting Narratives

9 Countdown From Cliché: Advancing Jewish Stereotypes in Hallmark Hanukkah Movies

10 A Very Merry Hanukkah: Secular Tensions and Christian Hegemony in Hallmark's ""Countdown to Christmas

11 Gaslighting Love: A Feminist Walking Tour Through a Hallmark Hotspot

12 Living, Loving, and Dying in Hallmark, U.S. A.: An Examination of Place and Space

13 Hallmark's Investigative Women

14 ""Love Them, Ironically or Unironically"": Hallmark Movies Discussed on Reddit

15 ""It's a Fun Escape From Reality"": Why Viewers Watch Hallmark Romance Movies

16 ""Am I Done Getting Any Enjoyment Out of These Movies?"": Escapism and the Hallmark Holiday Movie Formula

Index

Notes:

Includes blibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 08, 2024).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781040000328

1040000320

9781003390473

1003390471

1040000312

9781040000311

Publisher Number:

40032231261

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.