| Description |
x, 241 pages ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
"The critically-acclaimed BBC television series Sherlock (2010 - ) re-envisions Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective for the digital age, joining participants in the active traditions of Sherlockians/Holmesians and fans from other communities, including science fiction, media, and anime fandom. This collection explores the cultural intersections and fan traditions that converge in Sherlock and its fandoms"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the literary, televisual and digital adventures of the beloved detective / Louisa Ellen Stein and Kristina Busse -- Transmedia and Collective Intelligence. Sherlock's epistemological cconomy and the value of "fan" knowledge: how producer-fans play the (great) game of fandom / Matt Hills -- Winning "the grand game": Sherlock and the fragmentation of fan discourse / Ashley D. Polasek -- Sherlock then and now. "But it's the solar system!": reconciling science and faith through astronomy / Ariana Scott-Zechlin -- Terror, nostalgia and the pursuit of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock / Ellen Burton Harrington -- Decoding the industrial and digital city: visions of security in Holmes' and Sherlock's London / Anne Kustritz and Melanie E.S. Kohnen -- Adaptations and intertextuality. Shaping Sherlocks: institutional practice and the adaptation of character / Elizabeth Jane Evans -- Sherlock's webs: what the detective remembered from the doctor about transmediality / C B Harvey -- Holmes in the small screen: the television contexts of Sherlock / Tom Steward -- Interpreting Sherlock. "Good old index"; or, the mystery of the infinite archive / Roberta Pearson -- Sherlock: critical reception by the media / Paul Rixon -- Holmes abroad: Dutch fans interpret the famous detective / Nicolle Lamerichs -- Postmodern Sherlock. Sherlock and the (re)invention of modernity / Balaka Basu -- Sherlock as cyborg: bridging mind and body / Francesca Coppa -- Conclusion: transmedia Sherlock and beyond / Kristina Busse and Louisa Ellen Stein. |
| Subject |
Sherlock (Television program : 2010-2017)
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Sherlock (Television program : 2010-2017) |
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Detective and mystery television programs -- Great Britain -- History and criticism.
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Detective and mystery television programs. |
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Great Britain. |
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Television viewers -- Attitudes.
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Television viewers -- Attitudes. |
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Television viewers. |
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Sherlock (Television program : 2010-2017) |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Stein, Louisa Ellen.
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Busse, Kristina, 1967-
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| ISBN |
0786468181 softcover alkaline paper |
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9780786468188 softcover alkaline paper |
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