We live in a new age of television series with more and more quality
shows being produced every day (McCabe & Akass, 2007) not only for
different channels (BBC, CBS, Fox, HBO, Showtime), but also for different
(streaming) platforms (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime), not to mention the growing
popularity of the web series. The current “Golden Age” of television is usually
seen as having started in mid-to-late nineties/early 2000s until today, with
series comprising longer episodes like The Sopranos (1999-2007), Six Feet Under
(2001-2005), Downton Abbey (2010-2015), or the more recent phenomena of Game of Thrones (2011-2019), Narcos (2015-), Stranger Things (2016-), 3% (2016-) or
Casa de Papel (2017); as well as shows with shorter episodes like The Big Bang
Theory (2007-2019), Modern Family (2009-) or Black-ish (2014-).
These represent just a small fraction of a major wave of sophiscated
creations that rise in quality and in quantity, thus giving more options to
viewers and also to directors, actors, producers and all those involved in
those creations. For some, this may pose a problem (Jeffrey, 2018) since with
the numbers of programs rising this also means that too many choices may overwhelm
audiences. For others, this is a unique opportunity to see what television
programs have to offer and how they challenge the viewer with their “ability to
bring into focus elements of the existing world” and explore the contemporary
and current affairs – political, cultural, social or others (Shuster, 2018).
With this in mind, and aware that this is still an ongoing debate, and
in spite of all the diverse studies on new television programs, there is still
room for discussion to be conducted looking at these shows via their culture,
their modes of production and their history. Most of all, it is highly relevant
to do so. Therefore, we are looking for essays on the different aspects of the
new “Golden Age” – between 2000-2019 – on series created by different nations
(or in co-partnership) and how they relate to our contemporaneity.
Suggested topics include:
- Television shows and contemporaneity;
- Television shows as historical documents;
- New modes of production and co-production;
- Genres and subgenres;
- Identity and culture national and/or international;
- Interdisciplinary approaches;
- Adaptations, remakes, reboots, sequels, prequels, etc;
- Fan-based creations;
- The New Golden Age?;
We welcome submissions between 12-25 pages in English or in Portuguese.
For any queries please write to the official email of the dossier:
tvseriesdossier@gmail.com
Submissions are open until December 20, 2019
Publication of the dossier: July 2020
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