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OverviewRussian TV Series in the Era of Transition examines contemporary Russian television genres in the age of transition from broadcast to post-broadcast television. Focusing on critical debates and the most significant TV series of the past two decades, the volume's contributors-the leading US and European scholars studying Russian television, as well as the leading Russian TV producers and directors-focus on three major issues: Russian television's transition to digital post-broadcast economy, which redefined the media environment; Russian television's integration into global television markets and their genre systems; and major changes in the representation of gender and sexuality on Russian television. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alexander Prokhorov , Elena Prokhorova , Rimgaila SalysPublisher: Academic Studies Press Imprint: Academic Studies Press ISBN: 9781644696439ISBN 10: 1644696436 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 30 December 2021 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsRussian TV Series is a welcome addition to a scanty bibliography. A handsomely produced book with many color stills, this edited collection consists of a brief introduction, nine essays, and five interviews with prominent figures in Russian television. (...) All the essays are well executed... [R]eaders interested in television will certainly benefit from the detailed synopses of these programs and the research leads related to production and reception that can be found in the articles' footnotes. Russian TV Series' most valuable contribution to television studies scholarship may, however, turn out to be the five short interviews with producers and showrunners Alexander Dulerain, Sergei Fiks and Maksim Stishov and script writers Denis Gorelov and Nataliia Meshchaninova that conclude the volume. The interviewees speak with relative candor about their difficulties navigating Russian cultural politics and their hopes for a future that would include greater collaboration with their counterparts in Europe, hopes that strike me as deeply poignant in the present context. - Denise J. Youngblood, University of Vermont, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television Edited by three established scholars of Russian cinema and television, this useful collection includes a brief introduction by the editors, nine articles, and five interviews with producers, screenwriters, and directors active in Russian Television in recent years. College students and teachers of contemporary Russian media will find it an informative and useful introduction to the subject. ... The authors of the nine essays approach this impossibly large subject from diverse and complementary angles: some concentrate on individual series or auteurs, while others focus on historical and/or sociological themes, sexuality, and technology. The thread which holds the articles together... is their authors' belief that Russian television series can provide a privileged view into Russian society and culture. -- Anthony Anemone, The New School, Russian Review (October 2022: Vol. 81, No. 4) Russian TV Series is a welcome addition to a scanty bibliography. A handsomely produced book with many color stills, this edited collection consists of a brief introduction, nine essays, and five interviews with prominent figures in Russian television. (...) All the essays are well executed... [R]eaders interested in television will certainly benefit from the detailed synopses of these programs and the research leads related to production and reception that can be found in the articles' footnotes. Russian TV Series' most valuable contribution to television studies scholarship may, however, turn out to be the five short interviews with producers and showrunners Alexander Dulerain, Sergei Fiks and Maksim Stishov and script writers Denis Gorelov and Nataliia Meshchaninova that conclude the volume. The interviewees speak with relative candor about their difficulties navigating Russian cultural politics and their hopes for a future that would include greater collaboration with their counterparts in Europe, hopes that strike me as deeply poignant in the present context. - Denise J. Youngblood, University of Vermont, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television Thanks to the editorial efforts of Alexander Prokhorov, Elena Prokhorova, and Rimgaila Salys, students and scholars now have access to some of the most incisive and pertinent essays on the subject to date. ... As television and media studies continue to gain prominence in the REEES field, Russian TV Series in the Era of Transition will prove to be a foundational text. Its broad range of topics, insightful analyses, and useful supplementary materials successfully address gaps in the existing scholarship, while its accessible tone is sure to attract broad audiences among scholars and non-scholars alike. - Graham Weaver, The Jordan Center Blog Russian TV Series is a welcome addition to a scanty bibliography. A handsomely produced book with many color stills, this edited collection consists of a brief introduction, nine essays, and five interviews with prominent figures in Russian television. (...) All the essays are well executed... [R]eaders interested in television will certainly benefit from the detailed synopses of these programs and the research leads related to production and reception that can be found in the articles' footnotes. Russian TV Series' most valuable contribution to television studies scholarship may, however, turn out to be the five short interviews with producers and showrunners Alexander Dulerain, Sergei Fiks and Maksim Stishov and script writers Denis Gorelov and Nataliia Meshchaninova that conclude the volume. The interviewees speak with relative candor about their difficulties navigating Russian cultural politics and their hopes for a future that would include greater collaboration with their counterparts in Europe, hopes that strike me as deeply poignant in the present context. - Denise J. Youngblood, University of Vermont, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television Edited by three established scholars of Russian cinema and television, this useful collection includes a brief introduction by the editors, nine articles, and five interviews with producers, screenwriters, and directors active in Russian Television in recent years. College students and teachers of contemporary Russian media will find it an informative and useful introduction to the subject. ... The authors of the nine essays approach this impossibly large subject from diverse and complementary angles: some concentrate on individual series or auteurs, while others focus on historical and/or sociological themes, sexuality, and technology. The thread which holds the articles together... is their authors' belief that Russian television series can provide a privileged view into Russian society and culture. - Anthony Anemone, The New School, Russian Review (October 2022: Vol. 81, No. 4) Author InformationAlexander Prokhorov teaches at Russian and Film Studies Programs at The University of William & Mary. Elena Prokhorova teaches at Russian and Film Studies Programs at The University of William & Mary. Rimgaila Salys is Professor Emerita of Russian Program at the University of Colorado Boulder and an expert in twentieth century Russian literature, film, and culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |