American Remakes of British Television : Transformations and Mistranslations.

American Remakes of British Television: Transformations and Mistranslations, edited by Carlen Lavigne and Heather Marcovitch, is an international, multidisciplinary collection exploring a specific set of television remakes (including The Office, Life on Mars, Sanford and Son, What Not to Wear, and o...

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Main Author: Lavigne, Carlen
Other Authors: Marcovitch, Heather, Andrews, Jennifer, Barlaam, Silvia, Booth, Paul, 1981-, Boseovski, Janet J., Downes, Daniel M. (Daniel Mark), 1960-, Ekdale, Brian, Emmerton, Lisa, Hellekson, Karen, Marcovitch, Stuart, Martens, James W., Moran, Albert, Steemers, Jeanette, Walton, Priscilla L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2011.
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Summary:American Remakes of British Television: Transformations and Mistranslations, edited by Carlen Lavigne and Heather Marcovitch, is an international, multidisciplinary collection exploring a specific set of television remakes (including The Office, Life on Mars, Sanford and Son, What Not to Wear, and others) through the lenses of communications studies, English, history, psychology and cultural studies. What does it mean to remake a television program? What does the process of 'Americanization' entail? What might the success or failure of a remade series tell us about the differences between Amer.
Physical Description:1 online resource (259 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739146743
0739146742
1283599465
9781283599467
9786613911919
6613911917
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.