Seinfeld (BFI TV Classics) [Paperback]

Nicholas Mirzoeff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2008 | ISBN-10: 1844572013 | ISBN-13: 978-1844572014

This is a reflective, funny account of one of the most popular TV sitcoms ever made: Seinfeld

(1990-1998). Ostensibly a show "about nothing," its creator Larry David decreed that it should contain "no hugging, no learning." Nicholas Mirzoeff explores Seinfeld’s obsession with the rules of everyday life in the key areas of comedy itself: dating , relationships, Jewishness and how to be a New Yorker, wherever you happen to live. Mirzoeff situates Seinfeld as an expression of Clinton-era America, from its consistently ironic take on social life, to the changing culture of sexuality and ethnicity. This is a reflective, funny and occasionally digressive account of what it is to watch television.

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About the Author

Nicholas Mirzoeff is Director of the Visual Culture program at New York University.  He is the author of Watching Babylon:  The War in Iraq and Global Visual Culture (2005) and An Introduction to Visual Culture (1999).

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: British Film Institute (January 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844572013
• ISBN-13: 978-1844572014
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #957,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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