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A particularly appropriate and important exploration in the current historical moment, this book deftly examines gender in both popular and less well-known TV series, offering insights for fans, scholars, and students. Engaging, illuminating, and highly readable. * Lorna Jowett, Reader in Television Studies, University of Northampton, UK *

It is the end of the world as we know it, or so television tells us, according to Eve Bennett's engaging and convincing discussion of post-9/11 American telefantasy. Focusing on twenty-five series, covering hundreds of hours of programming, this book offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the representation and construction of gender within a climate of apocalypse and catastrophe. Rigorously researched and accessibly written, this book is a timely discussion in a genre that feels more relevant today than ever before. * Stacey Abbott, Reader in Film and Television Studies, University of Roehampton, UK * A particularly appropriate and important exploration in the current historical moment, this book deftly examines gender in both popular and less well-known TV series, offering insights for fans, scholars, and students. Engaging, illuminating, and highly readable. * Lorna Jowett, Reader in Television Studies, University of Northampton, UK * Gender in Post-9/11 American Apocalyptic TV perceptively interprets fan favourites such as Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, and The Walking Dead. Exploring `female gothic' alongside the role of `male melodrama' in telefantasy, Eve Bennett deftly assesses the implications of cult TV seriality. Convincingly argued, rigorously theorised, and always alert to (con)textual complexities - at the end of the day, this is quite simply a fantastic contribution to the field. * Matt Hills, Professor of Media, University of Huddersfield, UK *

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Eve Bennett is a is a lecturer in media and cultural studies at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3, France.

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