A Companion to Television
Author | : Janet Wasko |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 649 |
Release | : 2009-12-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781405198776 |
ISBN-13 | : 140519877X |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A Companion to Television is a magisterial collection of 31 original essays that charter the field of television studies over the past century Explores a diverse range of topics and theories that have led to television’s current incarnation, and predict its likely future Covers technology and aesthetics, television’s relationship to the state, televisual commerce; texts, representation, genre, internationalism, and audience reception and effects Essays are by an international group of first-rate scholars For information, news, and content from Blackwell's reference publishing program please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/reference/