Dahlia Schweitzer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4494637 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dahlia Schweitzer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dahlia |
| FAMILY NAME | Schweitzer |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWEITZER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York Times |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3874-5898 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 108 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
L.A. Private Eyes
L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930’s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives—both on screen and on the printed page—in which detectives travel the streets of Los Angeles, uncovering corruption, moral ambiguity, and greed with the conviction of urban cowboys, while always ultimately finding truth and redemption. With …
Going Viral
Outbreak narratives have proliferated for the past quarter century, and now they have reached epidemic proportions. From 28 Days Later to 24 to The Walking Dead, movies, TV shows, and books are filled with zombie viruses, bioengineered plagues, and disease-ravaged bands of survivors. Even news reports indulge in thrilling scenarios about potential global pandemics like SARS and Ebola. Why have outbreak narratives infected our public discourse, an…
Going Viral
Pushing Contagion
The Mindy Project
This article situates The Mindy Project in a broader sociocultural context by examining its reappropriation of the cinematic romcom and the televisual sitcom. It is argued that the audience's knowledge of the conventions and stereotypes of the genre allows for an interrogation not only of contemporary social convention but also of postfeminism itself
Striptease
L.A. Private Eyes
L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930’s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives—both on screen and on the printed page—in which detectives travel the streets of Los Angeles, uncovering corruption, moral ambiguity, and greed with the conviction of urban cowboys, while always ultimately finding truth and redemption. With …
Striptease
Striptease
The Mindy Project
This article situates The Mindy Project in a broader sociocultural context by examining its reappropriation of the cinematic romcom and the televisual sitcom. It is argued that the audience's knowledge of the conventions and stereotypes of the genre allows for an interrogation not only of contemporary social convention but also of postfeminism itself
Pushing Contagion
Going Viral
L.A. Private Eyes
L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930’s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives—both on screen and on the printed page—in which detectives travel the streets of Los Angeles, uncovering corruption, moral ambiguity, and greed with the conviction of urban cowboys, while always ultimately finding truth and redemption. With …
Going Viral
Outbreak narratives have proliferated for the past quarter century, and now they have reached epidemic proportions. From 28 Days Later to 24 to The Walking Dead, movies, TV shows, and books are filled with zombie viruses, bioengineered plagues, and disease-ravaged bands of survivors. Even news reports indulge in thrilling scenarios about potential global pandemics like SARS and Ebola. Why have outbreak narratives infected our public discourse, an…
Art (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Apocalypse in mass media (2 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (2 works) · Dahlia (2 works) · Disease & Health Issues (2 works)