The Television Studies Book - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0340662328 ISBN 13 : 9780340662328

Editeur : Hodder Arnold, 1997

Synopsis

The rapid expansion in media and communication courses reflects the "coming of age" of television studies. This text analyzes how the study of television has developed and points to new approaches dealing with rapidly-changing technologies and formats. Chapters on the history and methods of studying television reflect on such issues as the impact of feminism and the development of ethnographic research while, specific case studies on topics such as US "people shows", Brazilian telenovelas and the varied use of video in the home give pointed accounts of current practice.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Television studies has come of age as the rapid expansion in media and communications courses shows. 'The Television Studies Book' is a stimulating and challenging collection which analyses how the study of television has developed and points to new approaches dealing with rapidly changing technologies and formats. Chapters on the history and methods of studying television reflect on such issues as the impact of feminism and the development of ethnographic research while specific case studies on topics as varied as US 'people shows', Brazilian telenovelas and the varied use of video in the home give pointed and vivid accounts of current practices. Specially commissioned chapters by scholars such as Lynn Spigel, Jostein Gripsrud, Gillian Branston and Laura Stempel Murnford provide accessible and concise accounts of the main developments in television studies in a book which will become an important resource for students in higher education who need to relate broad overall accounts to more specialised interests being developed through academic research.

Revue de presse

'The Television Studies Book' is one of the most important media books of recent years and has to be on the purchase order for every media department. (In the Picture)

Amid the plethora of media and communication studies readers...this edited collection stands out as a valuable new edition...a useful introduction to current debates within television studies. (European Journal of Communication)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Arnold
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340662328
• ISBN 13: 9780340662328
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Geraghty Christine, Lusted David
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible