Cognition, Emotion, and Aesthetics in Contempor, Nannicelli, Perez..

Name: Cognition, Emotion, and Aesthetics in Contempor, Nannicelli, Perez..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Cognition, Emotion, and Aesthetics in Contemporary Serial TelevisionAuthor(s): Ted Nannicelli, Hctor J. Prez\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032037158, 978-1032037158\nSynopsis\nThis book posits an interconnection between the ways in which contemporary television serials cue cognitive operations, solicit emotional responses, and elicit aesthetic appreciation. \n\nThe chapters explore a number of questions including: How do the particularities of form and style in contemporary serial television engage us cognitively, emotionally, and aesthetically? How do they foster cognitive and emotional effects such as feeling suspense, anticipation, surprise, satisfaction, and disappointment? Why and how do we value some serials while disliking others? What is it about the particularities of serial television form and style, in conjunction with our common cognitive, emotional, and aesthetic capacities, that accounts for seri.