Fourteen essays on the short-lived TV show My So-Called Life (1994-1995) are assembled here, examining gender and sexuality, music, characters, themes, links to literature (including Catcher in the Rye, and narrative strategies in the show. Two essays in the volume have been previously published elsewhere. Byers teaches at Saint Mary's U. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Lavery is in the film and television department at Brunel U. in the UK. Contributors are scholars of fiction and literature, English, film and media studies, and culture and communication from Canada, the US, and Europe. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Dear Angela includes fourteen critical essays that examine the brief-lived but landmark television series, My So-Called Life (1994-1995). Tackling a broad range of topicsfrom identity politics, to music, to infidelity, and deatheach essay builds upon a belief that My So-Called Life is a particularly rich text worth studying for the clues it offers about a particular moment in cultural and television history.
