{"product_id":"tiger-king-murder-mayhem-and-madness-a-docalogue-hardcover","title":"Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness: A Docalogue - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaimie Baron\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKristen Fuhs\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third volume in the Docalogue series, this book explores the significance of the documentary series \u003ci\u003eTiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), which became 'must-see-TV' for a newly captive audience during the global Covid-19 pandemic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series - a true-crime, tabloid spectacle about a murder-for-hire plot within the big cat trade - prompts interesting questions about which documentaries become popular in particular moments and why. However, it also raises important questions related to the medium specificity of documentary in the streaming era, as well as the ethics of both human and animal representation. By combining five distinct perspectives on the Netflix documentary series, this book offers a complex and cumulative discourse about Tiger King's significance in multiple areas including, but not limited to, animal studies, queer theory, genre studies, labor relations, and digital culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents and scholars of film, media, television, and cultural studies will find this book extremely valuable in understanding the significance of this larger-than-life true-crime documentary series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaimie Baron is Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of Alberta. She is author of two books, \u003ci\u003eThe Archive Effect: Found Footage and the Audiovisual Experience of History \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eReuse, Misuse, Abuse: The Ethics of Audiovisual Appropriation in the Digital Era \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), as well as numerous journal articles and book chapters. She is also the director of the Festival of (In)appropriation, a yearly international festival of short experimental found footage films and videos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristen Fuhs is Associate Professor of Media Studies at Woodbury University. She writes about documentary film, the American criminal justice system, and contemporary celebrity, and her work has appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003eCultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eHistorical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television\u003c\/i\u003e; and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sport \u0026amp; Social Issues\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784820785440,"sku":"9780367721824","price":118.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/af4cf213555c4924ac6c8981b5fc0a30.webp?v=1780608452","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tiger-king-murder-mayhem-and-madness-a-docalogue-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}