Afterword: The Time of the Television City has Come

Brunsdon, Charlotte

Dossiers, no. 2, vol. 7June 28, 2022<June 28, 2022

Afterword: The Time of the Television City has Come

Charlotte Brunsdon

Charlotte Brunsdon reflects on recurring themes in the Television Cities dossier and discusses the enticements and challenges of studying television and cities together.

Dossiers, no. 2, vol. 7June 27, 2022<June 27, 2022

“A change from murder and mayhem”: UK City of Culture on Television

Kat Pearson

Kat Pearson considers the role of television in Coventry's year as UK City of Culture, from BBC programming to local events that enabled residents to engage with the city's history through the TV archives.

Dossiers, no. 2, vol. 7June 24, 2022<June 24, 2022

“Fix it! And Accessorize it!”: Gender, Nostalgia, and the City in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Helen Morgan Parmett

Can televisual nostalgia for midcentury Manhattan have feminist potential? Helen Morgan Parmett explores Greenwich Village and gender politics in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.

Dossiers, no. 2, vol. 7June 23, 2022<June 23, 2022

Where is it Safe to Make Television? COVID, “Don’t Say Gay,” and the Instability of Spatial Capital

Myles McNutt

Myles McNutt looks at how the issue of safety is redrawing the map of US television production, from Covid-19 to new forms of discriminative legislation on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.

Dossiers, no. 2, vol. 7June 22, 2022<June 22, 2022

TV Cities, Istanbul: The Labor of Reconstructing History in Turkish TV Series

Ipek A. Celik Rappas

How is historic Istanbul recreated for the screen? Drawing on interviews with local media professionals, Ipek Celik Rappas considers the challenges of filming heritage television series in a rapidly changing city.

Dossiers, no. 2, vol. 7June 21, 2022<June 21, 2022

Familiar Spectacles: Nightclub Space in TV Berlin

Kim Wilkins

Kim Wilkins examines spectacular yet familiar scenes of Berlin nightclubs in serial television, arguing that they draw on the city's history of hedonism to promote its present-day image as a nightlife capital.