This paper aims at analysing the way in which the American society understands death. For this purpose, I will use the television series Six Feet Under by Allan Ball (2000-2005) as an excellent portrait of the funeral industry that sees death as a business and as a spectacle. However, the series also presents other important issues, for instance, that before death, laughing is the best medicine, something that the viewer may find in several episodes. Furthermore, it shows that the Fisher’s funeral home seems to be different from the rest of the industry, since they try to find meaning in life through death. This is something that can be seen in the way they treat the living, as well as the dead. The Fisher Funeral Home is the place of under...
Book synopsis: Praised for its unabashed portrait of the 'death care' industry, HBO's 'Six Feet Unde...
The American paradox surrounding of death and dying is undeniable and creates barriers in individual...
Since their inception, movies have served as the meter of popular culture, reflecting the customs, t...
This paper aims at analysing the way in which the American society understands death. For this purpo...
The present study analyses the way in which Six Feet Under (2000-2005) created by Allan Ball is a vi...
This article examines the widely acclaimed and discussed television serial Six Feet Under, created b...
Praca przedstawia podejście do śmierci i rytuału pogrzebu w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Jej głównym założ...
Even if death has always represented a very common and recurring theme in the serial narration on te...
Six Feet Under (2000-2005) is a popular television show created by Alan Ball about the funeral indu...
There is a taboo surrounding death in our North American culture. We're not sure how to talk about i...
US television drama Six Feet Under has been examined for its contemporary expansion of Gothic tropes...
Every day during prime time, millions of viewers can view corpses and experience visually various bo...
This poster summarizes research on the topic of the death care industry in America. It first examine...
This study researches fictional representations of dead bodies in two television series in which rep...
Dissertação de Mestrado em Estudos Americanos apresentada à Universidade AbertaA morte continua a se...
Book synopsis: Praised for its unabashed portrait of the 'death care' industry, HBO's 'Six Feet Unde...
The American paradox surrounding of death and dying is undeniable and creates barriers in individual...
Since their inception, movies have served as the meter of popular culture, reflecting the customs, t...
This paper aims at analysing the way in which the American society understands death. For this purpo...
The present study analyses the way in which Six Feet Under (2000-2005) created by Allan Ball is a vi...
This article examines the widely acclaimed and discussed television serial Six Feet Under, created b...
Praca przedstawia podejście do śmierci i rytuału pogrzebu w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Jej głównym założ...
Even if death has always represented a very common and recurring theme in the serial narration on te...
Six Feet Under (2000-2005) is a popular television show created by Alan Ball about the funeral indu...
There is a taboo surrounding death in our North American culture. We're not sure how to talk about i...
US television drama Six Feet Under has been examined for its contemporary expansion of Gothic tropes...
Every day during prime time, millions of viewers can view corpses and experience visually various bo...
This poster summarizes research on the topic of the death care industry in America. It first examine...
This study researches fictional representations of dead bodies in two television series in which rep...
Dissertação de Mestrado em Estudos Americanos apresentada à Universidade AbertaA morte continua a se...
Book synopsis: Praised for its unabashed portrait of the 'death care' industry, HBO's 'Six Feet Unde...
The American paradox surrounding of death and dying is undeniable and creates barriers in individual...
Since their inception, movies have served as the meter of popular culture, reflecting the customs, t...