Continuità e interruzione. Conversazione con Jason Mittell

Between Continuity and Gap. A Conversation with Jason Mittell edited by Massimiliano Coviello and Angela Maiello. Jason Mittell is one of the most influential voices in contemporary television and media studies, and his book, Complex TV, has become a major classic in the field. In this conversation, moving from a definition of “series” and “seriality” as continuity with gap, Mittell analyzes the transformations and evolutions of the serial format, the changes in the temporality of serial experience due to streaming, the increasingly tight relationship between film and television and how the new practices of serial consumption are reflected in participatory culture. He also addresses the question of the relationship between tv series and present culture and politics, highlighting the importance of new voices and perspectives emerging in contemporary television.