Review (PDF) Television And American Culture
To understand American popular culture, we need to come to grips with the enormous role that television has played in shaping that culture over the past sixty years. In this timely and provocative book, Jason Mittell provides students with a uniquely thorough look at the medium of television. Exploring television at once as a technological medium, an economic system, a facet of democracy, and a part of everyday life, this landmark text uses numerous sidebars and case studies to demonstrate the past, immediate, and far-reaching effects of American culture on television--and television's influence on American culture. Arranged topically, the book provides a broad historical overview of television while also honing in on such finer points as the formal attributes of its various genres and its role in gender and racial identity formation. Replete with examples, this pedagogically rich text includes many end-of-chapter case studies and narratives with suggestions for further reading--and, appropriately, viewing. Illustrations and photographs--primarily DVD grabs--contextualize historical footage and older television programs that may not be familiar to younger students. A multi-disciplinary approach to American television, Television and American Culture is ideal for an array of intermediate undergraduate- and beginning graduate-level courses, including: * Television Criticism * Television & American Culture * Television & Society * Introduction to Media Studies * American Popular Culture * Radio & TV * History of Mass Communication * Broadcasting & Broadcast Programming For more information about this book, including updates, corrections, links, videos, and teaching resources, visit the companion website at http://tvamericanculture.net.
Paperback: 450 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (February 18, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195306678
ISBN-13: 978-0195306675
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 1 x 6 inches
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Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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This book is a must have for Cultural Studies theorists working in TV. It was a primary source for me in writing my dissertation.
Good at looking at how TV is a the center of American popular culture. Looks into how TV shows are created. The book gives you the tools to understand in a critical light, how TV works.
This book goes into detail about television history, economics, mechanics, etc. A book that seems like it would be a fun book to read is actually a text book. If you are interested in the detailed history of radio, television, etc, this text if for you.
I had this book for a class at school, and I knew I'd enjoy it because of the giant picture of LOST on the cover. It was very informative, yet written in a way that was easy to understand.
interesting topics in television and american culture. Needed for a Com class in college
This textbook is very informative and it helps me with my assignment
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