Tuning in to Young Viewers: Social Science Perspectives on Television by Tannis M. Macbeth, ISBN 0803958269
Media effects - a key area of media studies - is traditionally provocative and often controversial. Contemporary issues such as violence on television and children's dependence on television are continually debated.
Tuning In to Young Viewers provides a much needed, up-to-date overview of the key topics in television use and effects. It is designed in both style and organization as an upper-level text for courses in communication and psychology and is written by scholars well-known to both fields, in particular for their work concerning media influences.
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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Watching Race: Television and Struggle for Blackness
Examines the cultural politics of television and race.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s television representations of African Americans exploded on the small screen. Why has this occurred, and what relation do these shows have to society's idea of "blackness"? How do these shows relate to earlier television series featuring African Americans? Herman Gray's Watching Race -- now available in paperback for the first time -- offers a new look at the changing representations of African Americans on television.
Starting with the portrayal of blacks on series such as The Jack Benny Show and Amos 'n' Andy, Gray details the ongoing dialogue between television representations and cultural discourse to show how the meaning of blackness has changed through the years of the TV era. Drawing on analyses of The Cosby Show, Frank's Place, In Living Color, and Roc, as well as music videos, news coverage, and advertising, Watching Race examines how the political stakes, cultural perspectives, and social...
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Why TV Is Not Our Fault: Television Programming, Viewers, and Who's Really in Control
This book dispels the myth that the television industry is just giving viewers the programming they want to see and, thus, we as viewers are responsible for the existence of shows like Fear Factor and yet another Survivor. In fact, Meehan explains, viewers exert no demand in the market. She also counters the idea that TV programs reflect our culture directly. Introducing us to the political economy of television, Meehan covers programming, corporate strategies, advertising, network competition, and organizations that seek more industry accountability. She tells us why TV isn't our faultand who's really to blame.
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Tuning in to Young Viewers: Social Science Perspectives on Television by Tannis M. Macbeth, ISBN 0803958269
Media effects - a key area of media studies - is traditionally provocative and often controversial. Contemporary issues such as violence on television and children's dependence on television are continually debated.
Tuning In to Young Viewers provides a much needed, up-to-date overview of the key topics in television use and effects. It is designed in both style and organization as an upper-level text for courses in communication and psychology and is written by scholars well-known to both fields, in particular for their work concerning media influences.
Tuning in to Young Viewers: Social Science Perspectives on Television by Tannis M. Macbeth, ISBN 0803958269
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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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Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security (Full Frame)
You know him as an hilarious television star from "Roc," "In Living Color," and "The Jamie Foxx Show." You know him as a tremendous movie star from "Booty Call," "The Players Club," "Bait," "Any Given Sunday" and "Ali." And when you watch his sold-out performance at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California, you'll know him as one of the world's funniest comedians. Originally produced for HBO Television, this comedy special leaves no doubt that Jamie Foxx is at the top of his game!
Hilarious Outtakes, Extra Uncensored Material, Jamie's hilarious rendition of "The Brady Bunch Theme" (25 min.
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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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Entertaining Politics: New Political Television and Civic Culture
Contrary to arguments that television is detrimental to democracy, Entertaining Politics explores the role of new political television in shaping a changing civic culture. Jeffrey P. Jones shows how viewers understand and make use of the increasingly blurred lines between 'serious' and 'entertainment' programming and argues that alarmist critics who predict the end of politics in the age of television have misconstrued the role of the medium and the commitment of audiences to both TV and public life.
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The Warren Witches
A collection of short stories chronicles the history of the Halliwell and Warren families from eighteenth-century Salem to modern-day San Francisco. Original. (A WB Television series, starring Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, & Rose McGowan) (Science Fiction & Fantasy) Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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