'Wiring' The Wire: Transtextual layers and tragic realism in The Wire

It’s incredible how much academic attention The Wire garnered. There were entire academic based conferences dedicated to discussing the show in the Uk. I was never really sure how much of this was warranted vs. just fandom for the show dressed up as productive work

“Tragic realism” sounds like a literary counterpart to the psychological concept of “depressive realism. The former is a fictional story that carries the hallmarks of classic tragedies but within an incredibly authentic context. The latter is the hypothesis that individuals with depression may have a more accurate perception of reality because they have a dearth of healthy, positive illusions. Makes me wonder if creators of depressingly accurate portrayals in fiction suffer from some element of depressive realism in their own lives.

It was such an excellent show. I recently rewatched it. I wish they'd make more, or a follow-up set in another city. Instead of all this formulaic and totally unrealistic NCIS and CSI crap.

&quot;the term transtextuality to refer to ‘all that sets the text in a relationship, whether obvious or concealed, with other texts’ &quot;<p>Presumably he gets paid for this. He seems to have published reams of similar content.<p>Without being too harsh, it&#x27;s now apparent to me that chatbots can replace entire categories of academics.

anyone care to lend this pdf? can’t access it would love to read it…