Kim Akass
Biographic Data
| ID | 6041382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kim Akass |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kim |
| FAMILY NAME | Akass |
| SIGNATURE | AKASS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | , |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
HBO and the Aristocracy of Contemporary TV Culture
The premiere US, pay-TV cable company HBO has done more than most to define what ‘original programming’ might mean and look like in the contemporary TV age of international television flow, global media trends and filiations. This article adopts a cultural sociological approach to make sense of the structure of the cultural field in which the company operates, framed between ‘culture’ and the ‘market’, between exclusive, qualitatively distinct te…
The show that refused to die
AMC's The Killing (2011–2014) is notable as the ‘show that refused to die.’ Cancelled and resurrected three times, migrating from basic cable distributor AMC to streaming service Netflix, The Killing stands as a good example of how series are increasingly being bought and sold in a rapidly changing television landscape desperate for original content. With particular attention to the way motherhood is represented in the both Forbrydelsen (2007–201…
Motherhood and Myth-Making
There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women. (Madeleine K. Albright 2006) There are very few jobs that actually require a penis or vagina. All other jobs should be open t
Quality TV
In his seminal book "Television's Second Golden Age", Robert Thompson described quality TV as 'best defined by what it is not': 'it is not "regular" TV'. Audacious maybe, but his statement renewed debate on the meaning of this highly contentious term. Dealing primarily with the post-1996 era shaped by digital technologies and defined by consumer choice and brand marketing, this book brings together leading scholars, established journalists and ex…
Recent Publications
Motherhood and Myth-Making
There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women. (Madeleine K. Albright 2006) There are very few jobs that actually require a penis or vagina. All other jobs should be open t
The show that refused to die
AMC's The Killing (2011–2014) is notable as the ‘show that refused to die.’ Cancelled and resurrected three times, migrating from basic cable distributor AMC to streaming service Netflix, The Killing stands as a good example of how series are increasingly being bought and sold in a rapidly changing television landscape desperate for original content. With particular attention to the way motherhood is represented in the both Forbrydelsen (2007–201…
Recent Publications
Quality TV
In his seminal book "Television's Second Golden Age", Robert Thompson described quality TV as 'best defined by what it is not': 'it is not "regular" TV'. Audacious maybe, but his statement renewed debate on the meaning of this highly contentious term. Dealing primarily with the post-1996 era shaped by digital technologies and defined by consumer choice and brand marketing, this book brings together leading scholars, established journalists and ex…
Motherhood and Myth-Making
There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women. (Madeleine K. Albright 2006) There are very few jobs that actually require a penis or vagina. All other jobs should be open t
The show that refused to die
AMC's The Killing (2011–2014) is notable as the ‘show that refused to die.’ Cancelled and resurrected three times, migrating from basic cable distributor AMC to streaming service Netflix, The Killing stands as a good example of how series are increasingly being bought and sold in a rapidly changing television landscape desperate for original content. With particular attention to the way motherhood is represented in the both Forbrydelsen (2007–201…
HBO and the Aristocracy of Contemporary TV Culture
The premiere US, pay-TV cable company HBO has done more than most to define what ‘original programming’ might mean and look like in the contemporary TV age of international television flow, global media trends and filiations. This article adopts a cultural sociological approach to make sense of the structure of the cultural field in which the company operates, framed between ‘culture’ and the ‘market’, between exclusive, qualitatively distinct te…
Art (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · History (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (2 works)