Author : Christine Marie Kelly
Publisher :
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 24,27 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Television broadcasting
ISBN : 9780493052830
Author : Ella Taylor
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 12,79 MB
Release : 1989-09-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0520911245
Prime-Time Families provides a wide-ranging new look at television entertainment in the past four decades. Working within the interdisciplinary framework of cultural studies, Ella Taylor analyzes television as a constellation of social practices. Part popular culture analysis, part sociology, and part American history, Prime-Time Families is a rich and insightful work the sheds light on the way television shapes our lives.
Author : Lesley Henderson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 28,28 MB
Release : 2007-06-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0748630899
Why are some controversial issues covered in TV soaps and dramas and not others? How are decisions really made 'behind the scenes'? How do programme makers push boundaries without losing viewers? What do audiences take away from their viewing experience? Does TV fiction have a greater impact on public understandings than TV news? This exciting new book draws on unique empirical data to examine the relationship between popular television fiction and wider society.The book gives lively and engaging insights into how and why socially sensitive story lines were taken up by different TV programmes from the late 1980s to the 2000s. Drawing on a series of case studies of medicine, health, illness and social problems including breast cancer, mental distress, sexual abuse and violence it comprehensively traces the path of storylines from initial conception through to audience reception and uses contemporary examples to link practice to theory. For the first time, this book addresses production and receptio
Author : Arthur Asa Berger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 27,68 MB
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351486632
Is television a cultural wasteland, or a medium that has brought people more great art, music, dance, and drama than any previous media? How do we study and interpret television? What are the effects of television on individuals and society, and how do we measure them? What is the role of television in our political and economic life? Television in Society explores these issues in considering how television both reflects and affects society.The book is divided into two sections. The first focuses on programming and deals with commercials, ceremonial events, important series (such as ""MASH"" and ""Lou Grant""), significant programs (a production of Brave New World on television), and the images of police on the medium. The second part of the book deals with important issues and topics related to the medium: the impact of television violence, values found on television, the impact of television on education, the significance of new technological developments, and the always thorny issue of freedom of the press. The articles are drawn together by a brilliant introductory essay by Arthur Asa Berger, who examines television as culture.
Author : Ella Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 26,13 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520058675
Looks at the evolution of families portrayed in prime-time television series over the past four decades
Author : Kathryn C. Montgomery
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,13 MB
Release : 2023
Category : Minorities on television
ISBN : 9780197726341
Offering a book length exploration of network television's relations with advocacy groups, Kathryn C. Montgomery presents a comprehensive picture of the impact of organized pressure on prime-time TV. Exposing the inner workings of network television as no other book has done, Montgomery's study demonstrates how behind-the-scenes struggles have shaped the images, messages, and values that enter people's homes every night. It also raises critical questions about television's role in our society and its responsibility to the American public.
Author : Aletha C. Huston
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 39,94 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
Three themes guide this work. First, we are concerned with the uses by and influences of television on certain populations - children, the elderly, women, and minorities. Second, we attempt to go beyond the issues of violence and aggression to consider a wide range of topics. Third, we examine both the positive and negative influences of the medium as it is and as it might be.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 35,40 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN :
Author : Laurie Oullette
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 11,83 MB
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0231529317
How "public" is public television if only a small percentage of the American people tune in on a regular basis? When public television addresses "viewers like you," just who are you? Despite the current of frustration with commercial television that runs through American life, most TV viewers bypass the redemptive "oasis of the wasteland" represented by PBS and turn to the sitcoms, soap operas, music videos, game shows, weekly dramas, and popular news programs produced by the culture industries. Viewers Like You? traces the history of public broadcasting in the United States, questions its priorities, and argues that public TV's tendency to reject popular culture has undermined its capacity to serve the people it claims to represent. Drawing from archival research and cultural theory, the book shows that public television's perception of what the public needs is constrained by unquestioned cultural assumptions rooted in the politics of class, gender, and race.
Author : David J. Leonard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 901 pages
File Size : 10,6 MB
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
This two-volume encyclopedia explores representations of people of color in American television. It includes overview essays on early, classic, and contemporary television and the challenges for, developments related to, and participation of minorities on and behind the screen. Covering five decades, this encyclopedia highlights how race has shaped television and how television has shaped society. Offering critical analysis of moments and themes throughout television history, Race in American Television shines a spotlight on key artists of color, prominent shows, and the debates that have defined television since the civil rights movement. This book also examines the ways in which television has been a site for both reproduction of stereotypes and resistance to them, providing a basis for discussion about racial issues in the United States. This set provides a significant resource for students and fans of television alike, not only educating but also empowering readers with the necessary tools to consume and watch the small screen and explore its impact on the evolution of racial and ethnic stereotypes in U.S. culture and beyond. Understanding the history of American television contributes to deeper knowledge and potentially helps us to better apprehend the plethora of diverse shows and programs on Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and other platforms today.
