TV series

The Television Series: Methodologies and New Directions. A Franco-British Workshop

The Television Series: Methodologies and New Directions
A Franco-British Workshop

Friday 9  Saturday 10 April 2010
LCP, JILC, Maison des Sciences de la Communication, PARIS

Both American and British scholars have been writing about the television series for
over thirty years. It is only recently, however, that European scholars have come to
understand the value of ‘quality’ television fictions. In order to facilitate

CfP: Contemporary Serial Culture: Quality TV Series in New Media Environment

International Conference, January 14 - 16, 2010, Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Toby Miller (University of California, Riverside)

Robin Nelson (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Hugh O’Donnell (Glasgow Caledonian University)

The first decade of the 21st century saw an increase in the popularity of serial forms
in television. Series like Alias, CSI, Fringe, Grey’s Anatomy, Six Feet Under, Heroes,

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