Drop Dead Gorgeous: Representations of Corpses in American TV Shows

by Tina Weber

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Previously only ever witnessed, briefly, at the scene of their demise, corpses have become a central part of many popular American television shows in the twenty-first century. From Autopsy to Six Feet Under, extended portrayals of dead bodies - in the morgue, in the embalming room, or in pathology - now confront viewers, eliciting not only anxiety but also fascination. Shedding new light on the media's ideals of beauty and the body, "Drop Dead Gorgeous" analyzes representations of corpses on TV through cultural, sociological, and historical lenses, providing detailed pictorial and film analysis using interviews with producers, make-up artists, and coroners.
  • ISBN10 359339507X
  • ISBN13 9783593395074
  • Publish Date 22 June 2012 (first published 1 January 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country DE
  • Imprint Campus Verlag