Rewriting Television

"Rewriting Television is a feminist intervention in which Alison Peirse takes us into the hidden abodes of television production, including the essential contributions of women to the industry. In so doing, Peirse pursues a timely shift in focus from the question of 'complex TV' to the complexities of making television. Lively and even joyful, her book tussles with issues of form, voice, and story not only in commissioning and developing television but also in writing about how it is made. It is a wonderful case study of the British series Bedlam, an experiment in academic form, and a canny polemic that will inspire readers to think and write differently."

— Joel Burges, author of Out of Sync and Out of Work: History and the Obsolescence of Labor in Contemporary Culture

"In Rewriting Television, Alison Peirse not only provides a rich and unique insight into the making of a television drama series but in its warmth and humor presents us with a reimagining of what academic writing could be. It is one of the most inspiring books on media that I have ever read."

 — Anamik Saha, author of Race, Culture, and Media

"Rewriting Television is a feminist intervention in which Alison Peirse takes us into the hidden abodes of television production, including the essential contributions of women to the industry. In so doing, Peirse pursues a timely shift in focus from the question of 'complex TV' to the complexities of making television. Lively and even joyful, her book tussles with issues of form, voice, and story not only in commissioning and developing television but also in writing about how it is made. It is a wonderful case study of the British series Bedlam, an experiment in academic form, and a canny polemic that will inspire readers to think and write differently."

— Joel Burges, author of Out of Sync and Out of Work: History and the Obsolescence of Labor in Contemporary Culture

"In Rewriting Television, Alison Peirse not only provides a rich and unique insight into the making of a television drama series but in its warmth and humor presents us with a reimagining of what academic writing could be. It is one of the most inspiring books on media that I have ever read."

 — Anamik Saha, author of Race, Culture, and Media