Public Memory and the Television Series Outlander

Valerie Lynn Schrader (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

190 Seiten

2020
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-0274-9 (ISBN)

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Using rhetorical criticism as a research method, Public Memory, Relational Dialectics, and the TV Series Outlander examines how public memory is created in the first four seasons of the popular television show Outlander. In this book, Valerie Lynn Schrader discusses the connections between documented history and the series, noting where Outlander's depiction of events aligns with documented history and where it does not, as well as how public memory is created through the use of music, language, directorial and performance choices, and mise-en-scéne elements like filming location, props, and costumes. Schrader also explores the impact that Outlander has had on Scottish tourism (known as the “Outlander effect”) and reflects on whether other filming locations or depicted locations may experience a similar effect as Outlander’s settings move from Scotland to other areas of the world. Furthermore, Schrader suggests that the creation of public memory through the television series encourages audiences to learn about history and reflect on current issues that are brought to light through that public memory.

Valerie Lynn Scrhader is associate professor of communication arts and sciences and coordinator of the Penn State Schuylkill Honors Program at the Schuylkill campus of the Pennsylania State University.

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Outlander and Public Memory of 18th Century Scotland

Chapter 3: Outlander, Public Memory, and the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745

Chapter 4: Outlander and Memory of Place

Chapter 5: Public Memory of Colonial America

Chapter 6: Conclusion

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 241 mm
Gewicht	422 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-7936-0274-3 / 1793602743
ISBN-13	978-1-7936-0274-9 / 9781793602749
Zustand	Neuware