{"product_id":"twin-peaks-9780814346228","title":"Twin Peaks","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eExamines \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e's history and representations of female trauma and agency.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Grossman and Will Scheibel's enthusiastic book on the television series \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks \u003c\/i\u003etakes fans through the world that Mark Frost and David Lynch created and examines its impact on society, genre, and the television industry. Grossman and Scheibel explore the influences of melodrama and film noir, the significance around the idea of \"home,\" as well as female trauma and agency. In addition to this close investigation of the series itself, the authors examine the rich storytelling surrounding \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e that includes the film prequel, Mark Frost's novels, and Showtime's 2017 revival. In \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks, \u003c\/i\u003e Grossman and Scheibel argue that the show has transcended conventional binaries not only in film and television but also in culture and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a look into the publicity and critical discourses on authorship that framed \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e as an auteurist project rather than a prime-time soap opera. Despite critics' attempts to distance the series from the soap opera genre, Grossman and Scheibel explore how melodrama and noir are used in \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e. Grossman and Scheibel masterfully examine star performances in the series including Kyle MacLachlan's epic portrayal as the idiosyncratic Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheryl Lee's haunting embodiment of Laura Palmer. The monograph finishes with an examination of the adaptation and remediation of \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks \u003c\/i\u003ein a variety of different platforms, which have further expanded the boundaries of the series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the ways in which the series critiques multiple forms of objectification in culture and textuality. Readers interested in film, television, pop culture, and gender studies as well as fans and new audiences discovering \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e will embrace this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Grossman is professor of English and communication and film studies at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. Her books include \u003ci\u003eRethinking the Femme Fatale in Film Noir: Ready for Her Close-Up\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLiterature, Film, and Their Hideous Progeny: Adaptation and ElasTEXTity\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eIda Lupino, Director: Her Art and Resilience in Times of Transition \u003c\/i\u003e(with Therese Grisham). She is co-editor with R. Barton Palmer of the book series \u003ci\u003eAdaptation and Visual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection \u003ci\u003eAdaptation in Visual Culture: Images, Texts, and Their Multiple Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Scheibel is associate professor in the Department of English at Syracuse University, where he teaches film and screen studies, and is affiliated with the Goldring Arts Journalism Program. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Stranger: Modernisms, Hollywood, and the Cinema of Nicholas Ray\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Steven Rybin, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLonely Places, Dangerous Ground: Nicholas Ray in American Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51176357527826,"sku":"9780814346228","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cda84aa4-ebd4-429e-b3a7-06d747e49639.jpg?v=1744299918","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/twin-peaks-9780814346228","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}