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The wire and America's dark corners : critical essays

By Arin Keeble , Ivan Stacy

Book information

Publisher
McFarland & Company
Year
2015
ISBN
0786479183, 978-0-7864-7918-4, 978-1-4766-1960-6, 153-170-192-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1542766 bytes)
Pages
228\237
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Wire (Television program) United States -- On tele

Description

In post-9/11 America, while all eyes were on Iraq and Afghanistan, The Wire (2002-2008) focused on the dark realities of those living in America's disintegrating industrial heartlands and drug-ravaged neighborhoods, striving against the odds in its schools, hospitals and legal system. With compelling story lines and a memorable cast of characters, The Wire has been compared to the work of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, with a level of detail rarely seen in a dramatic series. While the show garnered critical praise and a loyal following, a discussion of its political aspects--in particular Bush-era America--is overdue. This collection of new essays examines The Wire in terms of the War on Drugs, the racial and economic division of America's cities, the surveillance state and the meaning of citizenship

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