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The Interior Landscapes of Breaking Bad
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Artikel-Nr:
9781498597906
Veröffentl:
2019
Seiten:
208
Autor:
Erin Bell
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This edited volume explores the interiors of Breaking Bad—its homes and labs, elevators and liminal spaces, pools and ventilation ducts—not only as meaningful, conceptual backdrops to the action of the series but also as unexplored pathways into the characters’ own interior, mental spaces.
Already acknowledged by Metacritic and the Guinness World Records as the highest-rated series in the history of television, Breaking Bad has elicited an unprecedented amount of criticism. Writers both popular and academic, columnists as well as eager commenters, have addressed every imaginable topic, from the show’s characterization and major scenes, to fine details such as Walt’s knack for picking up habits from those he kills, and the symbolism inherent within the cars that characters own.
This book considers another perspective, one relatively unexplored to date. By considering the series from the perspective of its interior spaces, two possibilities emerge. Firstly, the spaces become a tangible record of their characters’ inner lives, one that provides something like an objective correlative or photographic negative of their thought processes and approach to the world. They provide more, and richer ways to trace the course of character, action, and themes throughout the series. Secondly, Breaking Bad’s spaces are not simply acted upon or within: they interact with characters as well. Interpreted through the theories of Judith Butler, Michel de Certeau, and many others, the series’ homes, labs, RVs and elevators take on new significance.
The collection plumbs the interior spaces of Breaking Bad from many angles. Ultimately, these diverse perspectives enrich an appreciation for the series and its innovative handling of interiors (both literal and metaphorical). They also suggest new ways of reading the series, ensuring it can continue to be explored by academics, students, and fans well into the future.
This book considers another perspective, one relatively unexplored to date. By considering the series from the perspective of its interior spaces, two possibilities emerge. Firstly, the spaces become a tangible record of their characters’ inner lives, one that provides something like an objective correlative or photographic negative of their thought processes and approach to the world. They provide more, and richer ways to trace the course of character, action, and themes throughout the series. Secondly, Breaking Bad’s spaces are not simply acted upon or within: they interact with characters as well. Interpreted through the theories of Judith Butler, Michel de Certeau, and many others, the series’ homes, labs, RVs and elevators take on new significance.
The collection plumbs the interior spaces of Breaking Bad from many angles. Ultimately, these diverse perspectives enrich an appreciation for the series and its innovative handling of interiors (both literal and metaphorical). They also suggest new ways of reading the series, ensuring it can continue to be explored by academics, students, and fans well into the future.
Introduction: "There's No Replacement for Displacement"
Cheryl D. Edelson
Part I: Outside In
Chapter 1:
“We’ve Got Rot:” Water, Pollution, Purification, and Transformation in Breaking Bad
Erin Bell
Chapter 2:
Breaking Free: Confinement and AMC’s Breaking Bad
Matthew Paproth
Chapter 3:
“I am the danger:” Walter White the Gravedigger
Will Gray
Chapter 4:
Jesse’s House is Not a Home: Space, Place, and the Myth of the Private Domicile in Breaking Bad
Dana Och
Chapter 5:
Capital Flow and the Representation of Space in Breaking Bad
Marco Bohr
Part II: Inside Out
Chapter 6:
Cooking up Trouble: Gendered Spaces, Sublimated Violence, and Perverted
Domesticity in Breaking Bad
Elizabeth Lowry
Chapter 7:
An Elevator of One’s Own: Performativity and Masculinity in Breaking Bad
Frances Smith
Chapter 8:
The Myth of the Frontier in Breaking Bad: Breaking Out, Breaking In, and Breaking Free
Lisa Weckerle
Chapter 9:
The Sound of a Moral Drama
Tyler McCabe
Chapter 10:
Reading Rooms: Spatial Literacy in Breaking Bad
Fabio L. Vericat
Coda: Desert Interiors: The Natural Conceits of Breaking Bad
Russell A. Potter
Cheryl D. Edelson
Part I: Outside In
Chapter 1:
“We’ve Got Rot:” Water, Pollution, Purification, and Transformation in Breaking Bad
Erin Bell
Chapter 2:
Breaking Free: Confinement and AMC’s Breaking Bad
Matthew Paproth
Chapter 3:
“I am the danger:” Walter White the Gravedigger
Will Gray
Chapter 4:
Jesse’s House is Not a Home: Space, Place, and the Myth of the Private Domicile in Breaking Bad
Dana Och
Chapter 5:
Capital Flow and the Representation of Space in Breaking Bad
Marco Bohr
Part II: Inside Out
Chapter 6:
Cooking up Trouble: Gendered Spaces, Sublimated Violence, and Perverted
Domesticity in Breaking Bad
Elizabeth Lowry
Chapter 7:
An Elevator of One’s Own: Performativity and Masculinity in Breaking Bad
Frances Smith
Chapter 8:
The Myth of the Frontier in Breaking Bad: Breaking Out, Breaking In, and Breaking Free
Lisa Weckerle
Chapter 9:
The Sound of a Moral Drama
Tyler McCabe
Chapter 10:
Reading Rooms: Spatial Literacy in Breaking Bad
Fabio L. Vericat
Coda: Desert Interiors: The Natural Conceits of Breaking Bad
Russell A. Potter