Overview

Pushing Daisies was a unique network television show. This collection of 10 essays addresses the quirky, off-beat elements that made the show a popular success, as well as fodder for scholarly inquiry. Divided into three main sections, the essays address the themes of difference, the placement of the series within a larger philosophical context, and the role of gender on the show. A consideration of Pushing Daisies' unique style and aesthetics is a consistent source of interest across these international and interdisciplinary scholarly critiques.

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Author:   Alissa Burger
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9780786461486

ISBN 10:   0786461489
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   11 March 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction ALISSA BURGER      Part One: Television, Difference, and Pushing Daisies 1. Spectacular Collision/Collusion: Genre, “Quality,” and Contemporary Drama LORNA JOWETT      2. Pushing Daisies Away: Community Through Isolation MATT DAUPHIN      3. Often Invisible: Disability in Pushing Daisies CHRISTINE GARBETT      Part Two: Philosophy and Pushing Daisies 4. Consuming Grief and Eating LAURA ANH WILLIAMS      5. “Neophobic Ned Needs Neoteny”: Neuroses and Child’s Play ANN-GEE LEE      6. “Here Lies Dwight, Here Lies His Gun. He Was Bad, Now He’s Done”: On Justice and Schadenfreude CHRISTINE ANGELA KNOOP      7. “It’s a Destiny Thing—Enjoy It!”: Free Will and Determinism in Bryan Fuller’s Series PATRICK GILL      Part Three: Gender and Pushing Daisies 8. The Queer, Quirky World of Pushing Daisies DANIEL FARR      9. Sweet Talk in The Pie Hole: Language, Intimacy, and Public Space TARA K. PARMITER      10. Fashion, Femininity, and the 1950s: Costume and Identity Negotiation in Pushing Daisies ALISSA BURGER      About the Contributors      Index     

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Alissa Burger is an associate professor of English and Director of Student Success at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.

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