Reading Lost: Perspectives on a Hit Television Show (Reading Contemporary Television)
Roberta Pearsonis Professor of Film and Television Studies and Director of the Institute of Film and Television Studies at the University of Nottingham.  She has authored, co-authored and co-edited numerous books and articles, includingAmerican Cultural Studies,ACritical Dictionary of Film and Television TheoryandCult Television.  She is currently editing the forthcomingCompanion to Television Genres.