This is a brilliant collection of essays on a show that has taken the art of television drama to new heights. "The Wire" is about survival, about the strategies adopted by those living and working in the inner cities of America. It presents a world where for many even hope isn't an option, where life operates as day-to-day existence without education, without job security and without social structures. Over its five season, sixty-episode run (2002-2008), "The Wire" presents several overlapping narrative threads, all set in the city of Baltimore. The series consistently deconstructs conventional narratives of law, order - and disorder - offering a view of America that has never before been admitted to the public discourse of the televisual. It is bleak and at times excruciating. By focusing on four main topics (Crime, Law Enforcement, America and Television), examines the series' place within popular culture and its representation of the realities of inner city life, social institutions and politics in contemporary American society.
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Mentioned in 'In the Life of 'The Wire'' by Lorrie Moore--,
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Tiffany Potter, teaches in the Department of English, University of British Columbia, and holdsa PhD in English Literature, focuses her research on cultural studies. C.W. Marshall is an Associate Professor of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, with a PhD in Classics and a post-graduate diploma in Christian Studies, in the Department of English at the University of British Columbia.
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Required Reading for "The Wire" Fanboys
15 April 2010
By Douglas N. Stotland
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I would love to do an "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" procedure so I could watch all 5 seasons of "The Wire" again for the first time. I'm obsessed with the show as are many others I know. Since there's no more episodes and I've read everything I could find on the Web I was pysched to find this book. The essays are very uneven. Several are very good, 1 I thought was flat out great (by the Bileveau's) and the rest are so-so. Even the so-so ones were still a joy to read. Not as insightful or provocative as the better ones but it was still fun to go back through some of the scenes and dialog. The Bileveau's piece on Michael and Namond was the highlight for me. It combined solid literary criticism w/ insightful social applications.
If you're obsessed with "The Wire" I don't think you really have a choice but to read this book. You won't love all of the essays (some of them you'll finish and won't remember any of what you read) but you'll look forward to picking it up each time.
If you're obsessed with "The Wire" I don't think you really have a choice but to read this book. You won't love all of the essays (some of them you'll finish and won't remember any of what you read) but you'll look forward to picking it up each time.
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A worthy title of its subject...
26 Mar 2010
By R. Lackie
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This book of essays is fantastic, allowing one to delve much further into the deep sea of powerful narrative that is The Wire. The essays are interesting, expertly-written and demonstrate a deep knowledge of and respect for the show, while offering an expanded view of the power of The Wire. Worth every dollar. I wish more volumes like this were available for television series.
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Intriguing analyses
18 Sep 2010
By Man of Gray
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The book contained easy-to-follow and yet, structurally sound and interesting arguments and analyses regarding various aspects of "The Wire". It had very little direction and was more a compilation of critical looks into the dimensions of the show. I used this book as a tool in for a course solely structured around using "The Wire" a s a critical lens through which to view various aspects of life and the human condition especially with regard to dualities in the inner cities of america. It was helpful despite being a little bland and presumptuous at certain points.
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