Television And Repetition Av James (university Of Birmingham Uk) Walters

<P>Resisting some of the negative connotations that repetition can attract, this book illustrates how it has been used as a catalyst for creative expression across a range of television genres.</P><P></P><P>Divided into two parts, the first three chapters contextualise repetition within related media and critical debates, before locating it as an important facet of television that is worth exploring in detail. The final three chapters discuss specific television shows that incorporate repetition creatively within their narrative structure and aesthetic composition, ranging from <I>The Royle Family</I> and <I>Doctor Who</I> to <I>I May Destroy You </I>and <I>This is Going to Hurt</I>. In each case, James Walters argues that repetition emerges as crucial to the expression of key themes and ideas, thus becoming a structural and compositional element itself.</P><P></P><P>Exploring the ways in which repetition has featured in the work of figures such as Umberto Eco, Raymond Bellour and Bruc

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