Binge-Watching and Contemporary Television Research

Bibliographic Data

ID7499259
EditorsMareike Jenner (0000-0002-1674-4376)
Year2021
Publication date2021-10-15
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueBinge-Watching and Contemporary Television Research (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherEdinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1515/9781474462006
OpenAlexW4285346363
Open LibraryOL36264201M
ISBN9781474462006
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Focuses on binge-watching and its role in contemporary television studies Includes original research from different sub-fields of television studies Develops a nuanced understanding of binge-watching by exploring it from the perspectives of fan studies, audience research, transnational television studies and narratology Takes an in-depth look at contemporary television culture Individual authors have exchanged and developed ideas together, creating consistency and coherency across the collection ‘Binge-watching’ has become an umbrella term for a number of analytical questions in contemporary television studies, serving to describe the structure, marketing and publication model of Netflix and other streaming platforms. Because the term describes a range of different ideas linked to streaming television programming, research on binge-watching can bring together a number of different and related questions. This edited collection explores binge-watching and its role in contemporary television from the perspectives of fan studies, audience research, transnational television studies and narratology. This breadth of scope makes it possible to explore a broad variety of meanings and functions of the term and concept in contemporary television studies

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