All Outputs (3)

Art or science? Formulating empathy in Breaking Bad (2017)
Book Chapter
Bentham, A. (2018). Art or science? Formulating empathy in Breaking Bad. In R. Nelems, & N. Theo (Eds.), Exploring Empathy : its propagations perimeters and potentialities (161-192). Leiden: Brill

When Vince Gilligan pitched the idea for ‘Breaking Bad’ to studio bosses at AMC, his description of it as ‘a story about a man who transforms himself from Mr Chips into Scarface’ proved to be enough of a hook to take the show into production. Howeve... Read More about Art or science? Formulating empathy in Breaking Bad.

Fatal attraction : the serial killer in American popular culture (2015)
Book Chapter
Bentham, A. (2015). Fatal attraction : the serial killer in American popular culture. In D. Schmid (Ed.), Violence in American Popular Culture (203-222). Santa Barbara, California: Praeger

Summons and repulsion : the curious appeal of Tony Soprano (2015)
Book Chapter
Bentham, A. (2015). Summons and repulsion : the curious appeal of Tony Soprano. In F. Peters, & R. Stewart (Eds.), Antihero (72-84). Bristol: Intellect

Summons and Repulsion: The Curious Appeal of Tony Soprano In a Los Angeles Times article published in the wake of James Gandolfini’s death, Chris Lee described Tony Soprano, Gandolfini’s most famous incarnation, as ‘a cultural sensation’, ‘one of TV... Read More about Summons and repulsion : the curious appeal of Tony Soprano.