HBO's Treme and Post-Katrina Catharsis The Mediated Rebirth of New Orleans |
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Editor:
| Gendrin, Dominique Dessinges, Catherine Roberts, Shearon |
Foreword by:
| Walker, Dave |
Contribution by:
| Adamo, Gregory Godet, Aurelie Hajjar, Wendy Hudelet, Ariane Jones, Johnny Parmett, Helen Morgan Shamas, Kristin Thomas, Lynnell |
ISBN: | 978-1-4985-4560-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $246.00 |
Book Description:
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This book argues that fictional television can educate audiences on complex communities and issues long after it has faded from the news cycle. Treme, to date, remains one of the most notable experiments of how post-Katrina New Orleans communities struggle to hold on to their cultural and historical essence.
This book argues that fictional television can educate audiences on complex communities and issues long after it has faded from the news cycle. Treme, to date, remains one of the most notable experiments of how post-Katrina New Orleans communities struggle to hold on to their cultural and historical essence.