Characters are central to our experiences of screened fictions and invite a host of questions. The contributors to Screening Characters draw on archival material interviews philosophical inquiry and conceptual analysis in order to give new thought-provoking answers to these queries. Providing multifaceted accounts of the nature of screen characters contributions are organized around a series of important subjects including issues of class race ethics and generic types as they are encountered in moving image media. These topics in turn are personified by such memorable figures as Cary Grant Jon Hamm Audrey Hepburn and Seul-gi Kim in addition to avatars online personalities animated characters and the ensembles of shows such as The Sopranos Mad Men and Breaking Bad. . Language: English