{"product_id":"cop-shows-a-critical-history-of-police-dramas-on-television-paperback","title":"Cop Shows: A Critical History of Police Dramas on Television - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Sabin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRonald Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLinda Speidel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom cops who are paragons of virtue, to cops who are as bad as the bad guys...from surly loners, to upbeat partners...from detectives who pursue painstaking investigation, to loose cannons who just want to kick down the door, the heroes and anti-heroes of TV police dramas are part of who we are. They enter our living rooms and tell us tall tales about the social contract that exists between the citizen and the police. Love them or loathe them--according to the ratings, we love them--they serve a function. They've entertained, informed and sometimes infuriated audiences for more than 60 years. This book examines \u003ci\u003eDragnet, Highway Patrol, Naked City, The Untouchables, The F.B.I., Columbo, Hawaii Five-O, Kojak, Starsky \u0026amp; Hutch, Hill Street Blues, Cagney \u0026amp; Lacey, Miami Vice, Law \u0026amp; Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, NYPD Blue, CSI, The Shield, The Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJustified\u003c\/i\u003e. It's time to take another look at the \"perps,\" the \"vics\" and the boys and girls in blue, and ask how their representation intersects with questions of class, gender, sexuality, and \"race.\" What is their socio-cultural agenda? What is their relation to genre and televisuality? And why is it that when a TV cop gives a witness his card and says, \"call me,\" that witness always ends up on a slab?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Sabin\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of popular culture at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. He has written several books, and reviews for the international press. He lives in London, United Kingdom. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer at the University of Kansas where he teaches courses on film genre and theory. He is the author of a book about the gangster film. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Speidel\u003c\/b\u003e writes for academic journals and co-runs a community cinema. She lives in York, United Kingdom. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Faucette\u003c\/b\u003e lectures at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in North Carolina and specializes in representations of masculinity. He lives in Hudson, North Carolina. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Bethell\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate lecturer at the University of the Arts London. He lives in London, United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.87 x 7.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710197559603,"sku":"9780786448197","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/THNxSllyTGRCSFNrdDRSTVY1bGxaUT09.webp?v=1763485298","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/cop-shows-a-critical-history-of-police-dramas-on-television-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}