Heroes in Contemporary British Culture

This book explores how British culture is negotiating heroes and heroisms in the twenty-first century. It posits a nexus between the heroic and the state of the nation and explores this idea through British television drama. Drawing on case studies including programmes such as The Last Kingdom, Spo...

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Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2024
Subjects:	Heroes,hero,heroism,tv,television,UK,Britain,British TV,Popular Culture,Pop Culture,Robin Hood,The Last Kingdom,genre,Luther,Misfits,values,culture,Twenty-first century,Heroisation,Aesthetic strategy,British television drama,British culture,Young Man,Hero's Journey,CIA Plan,DVD Cover,Nordic Noir,British Television Drama,Contemporary Societies,Soldier Heroism,Tv Detective,Robin Hood,Spy Drama,Television Drama,Spy Fiction,Feral Youth,Crime Drama,Formula Fantasy,British Crime Drama,British Spy Fiction,UK Independence Party,UK Television,Brexit Britain,Generation Tv,Dead Man,Arthurian Legend,Night Manager thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATJ Television thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CB Language: reference and general::CBV Creative writing and creative writing guides::CBVS Screenwriting techniques thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC1 Popular culture thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TJ Electronics and communications engineering::TJK Communications engineering / telecommunications::TJKV Television technology thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WT Travel and holiday::WTH Travel and holiday guides
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/93636
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