Beyond Representation: Television Drama and the Politics and Aesthetics of Identity
"Beyond Representation" poses the question as to whether over the last thirty years there have been signs of 'progress' or 'progressiveness' in the representation of 'marginalised' or subaltern identity categories within television drama in Britain and the US. In doing so, it interrogates some of the key assumptions concerning the relationship between aesthetics and the politics of identity that have influenced and informed television drama criticism during this period.
History and the Media
History is everywhere in the media. Television viewers can spend every evening watching a different historian expound upon Empire, Witchcraft, the Civil War or Royal Mistresses or go to the cinema and watch reconstructions of the Second World War, American Civil War or Imperial China. Even current affairs reporting on television, radio or in newspapers implicitly or explicitly includes historical explanations. This book examines the boom in history in television and film, newspapers and radio and the constraints and opportunities it offers. Leading historians and high profile broadcasters, such as Melvyn Bragg, Simon Schama, Tristram Hunt, Ian Kershaw and David Puttnam, drawn on their personal experiences to explore the problems and highlights of representing history in the media.
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The Sofa Surfing Handbook: A Guide for Modern Nomads by Juliette Torrez, ISBN 0916397513
From enjoying a safe Mardi Gras to having a swell time at Disneyland, "The Sofa Surfing Handbook" contains all the tips and advice readers need to know to cruise around the country in the cheapest ways possible. Driveaway cars, riding the 'Hound, and getting student discounts at any age are all covered. Illustrations.
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World Television: From Global to Local
This new assessment of the interdependence of television across cultures and nations brings together the most current research and theories on the subject. By examining recent devlopments int eh world system of television as well as some of the thories of culture, industry, genre, and audience, the author brings new insights to the topic. The author argues that television is being simultaneouly globalized, regionalized, nationalized, and even locatlized the therefore looks at all these levels of operation. Drawing on both quantative and cultural studies perspectives, the author provides a new model which attempts to move beyond the current controversies about dependency and globalization.
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Friends: The Complete First Six Seasons
Includes the complete first six seasons. Season 1: Fans asked. We listened. And now the Complete First Season of the smash hit #1 series arrives on VHS and DVD for the first time ever. Season 2: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Season 3: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Features all-star guest appearances by Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, David Arquette, Isabella Rossellini & Jon Favreau. Season 4: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Features all-star guest appearances by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Sarah Ferguson, Tom Conti, Teru Garr, Giovanni Ribisi, Jennifer Saunders, Michael Vartan and Charlton Heston. Season 5: Starting in London, finishing in Las Vegas and bookended with weddings in both places, bet on this deluxe 4-Disc...
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Primetime Politics: The Truth about Conservative Lies, Corporate Control, and Television Culture
In this insightful new book, media critic Philip Green explores the true nature of television and the effect this TV addiction has on American democracy. He argues that mainstream shows are little more than extended commercials, dominated by advertising interests and designed to be as habit-forming as possible. Programming is controlled by conglomerates afraid of losing market share or upsetting advertisers, leading to television news, dramas, and sitcoms that uphold conservative values at the expense of controversial opinions. The result is a system that stifles debate, isolates viewers, and favors right-wing agendas. To make the system serve a true democracy, Green proposes ending the private monopoly of public airspace and making the television market a true free market.
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Friends: The Complete First Six Seasons
Includes the complete first six seasons. Season 1: Fans asked. We listened. And now the Complete First Season of the smash hit #1 series arrives on VHS and DVD for the first time ever. Season 2: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Season 3: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Features all-star guest appearances by Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, David Arquette, Isabella Rossellini & Jon Favreau. Season 4: Continuing episodes of the smash-hit television comedy series, documenting the lives and loves of six pals in New York City. Features all-star guest appearances by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Sarah Ferguson, Tom Conti, Teru Garr, Giovanni Ribisi, Jennifer Saunders, Michael Vartan and Charlton Heston. Season 5: Starting in London, finishing in Las Vegas and bookended with weddings in both places, bet on this deluxe 4-Disc...
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A Companion to Television Studies
A Companion to Television is a magisterial collection of original essays that chart the history of television from its inception to the present day. Over thirty leading scholars across the humanities and social sciences look at television scholarship as it responded to technological, institutional, and aesthetic changes around the world. The essays cover a myriad of topics and theories that have led to televisionrsquo; s current incarnation, and predict its likely future. From technology and aesthetics, televisionrsquo; s relationship to the state, televisual commerce, texts, representation, genre, internationalism, and audience reception and effects, A Companion to Television is an invaluable reference for understanding the significance of television in the modern and postmodern world.
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TV Living: Television, Culture and Everyday Life by David Gauntlett, ISBN 041518486X
"TV Living" presents the surprising results of the largest survey of television viewing habits ever completed. For five years, 500 people kept a diary of their television viewing, their lives, and the relationship between the two. The results upset and confirmed commonly held beliefs about audiences, such as: television is not a masculine domain, the elderly audience has diverse tastes, and people regulate how much violence, sex, or bad language they watch. This clear and engaging book, which includes actual quotes from diaries, presents an exciting, literate, and thoughtful picture of the complex and fascinating relationship between mass media and people's lives today.
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