“Normal Is What We Make It, Right?” Ordinary Aesthetics and Uncanny Twists in Contemporary TV Series
Contemporary TV shows, characterized by their complex narrative form, are designed to reveal the simple. They enable characters and viewers alike to discover the ordinary by coupling the everyday to an underworld populated by criminals, demons, vampires, and other kinds of “lowlifes.” I will argue h...
Main Author: | Gerrits Jeroen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2023-09-01
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Series: | Open Philosophy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2022-0257 |
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