Re-Discovering Kolchak: Elevating the Influence of the First Television Supernatural Drama

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Abstract

Each panelist has chosen an artifact (or type, genre, etc.) from the recent past and interrogated its role as an influence on contemporary popular culture, working to show the linkage between then and now. This type of work is underappreciated and we would like to attempt to show how informing ourselves on popular culture past can make us better critics in the present. Our hope is to inspire others to take up that cause as well. In that spirit, we would like to encourage people to come prepared to discuss ideas and share their own work in a workshop type environment.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Apr 3 2014
EventCentral States Communication Association Convention - Minneapolis, MN
Duration: Apr 3 2014 → …

Conference

ConferenceCentral States Communication Association Convention
Period4/3/14 → …

Keywords

  • Kolchak
  • Twin Peaks
  • past
  • popular culture history
  • present
  • supernatural dramas
  • television
  • workshop

Disciplines

  • American Popular Culture
  • Communication
  • Organizational Communication
  • Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies

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