Mapping Smallville
Critical Essays on the Series and Its Characters
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Television, Performing Arts, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781476617510 | |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | July 9, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781476617510 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | July 9, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
One of the first full-length academic projects on the television series Smallville, this collection of new essays explains why the WB/CW series is important to understanding contemporary popular culture. The essays are presented in four sections covering broad categories: Clark Kent’s metamorphosis to Superman and the influence of his parents and the home; the role of the series’ noteworthy female characters; the series’ representations of the Other, explorations of identity, and the ways in which characters speak to Clark’s own struggles; and audience reception of the series and its position within the Superman narrative universe.
One of the first full-length academic projects on the television series Smallville, this collection of new essays explains why the WB/CW series is important to understanding contemporary popular culture. The essays are presented in four sections covering broad categories: Clark Kent’s metamorphosis to Superman and the influence of his parents and the home; the role of the series’ noteworthy female characters; the series’ representations of the Other, explorations of identity, and the ways in which characters speak to Clark’s own struggles; and audience reception of the series and its position within the Superman narrative universe.
