Full Description
This book analyses the HBO program Treme from multiple perspectives and argues that the series' depictions of music, culture, cuisine, and identity are innovative and represent unique televisual storytelling strategies. The location, themes, and characters create a compelling story arc, and highlight the city's culture and cuisine, jazz musicians and musical performances, and Mardi Gras Indians. The program challenges initial reporting of Hurricane Katrina and in doing so rewrites the disaster myth coverage through which the city has been framed. Recommended for scholars of communication, media studies, music studies, and cultural studies.
Contents
Contents
Introduction: Evolving Stories of the Storm
Chapter 1— Demonizing the Victims of the Storm: Disaster Myth Coverage of Katrina
Chapter 2—Characters on Unstable Ground: Dancing Between Fact and Fiction
Chapter 3—What's In A Name? Race and Place on Treme
Chapter 4—Mardi Gras Indians: The Spiritual First Responders
Chapter 5—Pioneering Televisual Strategies: Music is a Character
Chapter 6—Janette's Journey: Food, Culture, Cuisine and Identity
Chapter 7—Crime, Race and Police Corruption: News and Investigative Journalism on Treme
Chapter 8—Critical Acclaim and the Critics
Conclusion: Why Treme Matters
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