Television Series as Critical Theories: From Current Identitarianism to Levinas. American Crime, The Sinner, Sharp Objects, Unorthodox by Corcuff Philippe

“…This requires a cross-border dialogue between the “language game” of TV series and the “knowledge game” of political theory, to use concepts inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein. …”
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On-Demand Isn’t Built in a Day: Promotional Rhetoric and the Challenges of Net ix’s Arrival in Italy by Luca Barra

“…After a long wait, with hype fanned by the news coming from the US, the launch in many other European markets, and the strengths of the rst branded productions, Italian TV audiences have also been able to access Net ix’s library and original series, since 22 October 2015. …”
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Exploratory preferences explain the human fascination for imaginary worlds in fictional stories by Edgar Dubourg, Valentin Thouzeau, Charles de Dampierre, Andrei Mogoutov, Nicolas Baumard

“…Abstract Imaginary worlds are present and often central in many of the most culturally successful modern narrative fictions, be it in novels (e.g., Harry Potter), movies (e.g., Star Wars), video games (e.g., The Legend of Zelda), graphic novels (e.g., One Piece) and TV series (e.g., Game of Thrones). …”
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Journeys – an introduction by Rune Andersen, Knud Knudsen

“…Nick Webber´s approach is from the perspective of the games as well as the gamers. It is quite a different sort of digital journey that is explored by Thessa Jensen and Peter Vistisen in their article about the BBC´s “Sherlock“ – a modernization of “Sherlock Holmes“ for the TV media. …”
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