The Television Studies Reader
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415283248 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the author of Speaking of Soap Operas and the editor of To Be Continued: Soap Operas Around the World, Channels of Discourse and Channels of Discourse, Reassembled. Annette Hill is Reader in Communication at the Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster, UK. She is the author of Shocking Entertainment: V
SAC 375 an Exercise in Patience H. L. Korman This book was purchased for a class at the U of M. It is a pretty detailed book about the cultural discourses of television, its methods of production, genre categorization and the social influences on society. It is a multi national view. Articles are really interesting but often long winded and convoluted. If you are into this kind of thing--this is the book for you.. A must-read for Cultural Studies theorists specializing in TV Dr. Christopher M. Minio This is a must read for Cultural Studies theorists specializing in TV. I used it as a primary source in my doctoral dissertation in the field.
He is the author of Speaking of Soap Operas and the editor of To Be Continued: Soap Operas Around the World, Channels of Discourse and Channels of Discourse, Reassembled. Allen is James Logan Godfrey Professor of American Studies, History, and Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. About the Author Robert C. . She is the author of Shocking Entertainment: Viewer Response to Violent Movies (1997), TV Living: Television, Audiences and Everyday Life , with David Gauntlett (Routledge 1999), and Reality TV: Television Audiences and Factual Entertainment (Routledge 2003). Annette Hill is Reader in Communication at the Communication and Media Research Institute, University of Westminster, UK
It brings together articles from leading international scholars to provide perspectives on television programmes and practices from around the world, acknowledging both television's status as a global medium and the many and varied local contexts of its production and reception. Articles are grouped in seven themed sections, each with an introduction by the editors:Institutions of TelevisionSpaces of TelevisionModes of TelevisionMaking TelevisionSocial Representation on TelevisionWatching TelevisionTransforming Television. The Television Studies Reader brings together key writings in the expanding field of television studies, providing an overview of the discipline and addressing issues of industry, genre, audiences, production and ownership, and representation.The Reader charts the ways in which tele