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As quirky and outrageous as the main character of the popular television show, this collection of essays investigates the underlying issues on Fox's ... More

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A timely and provocative look at the medium of television which provides the reader with a compelling investigation of the developments and trends ... More

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Auf der Basis empirischer Untersuchungen wird ein Modell entwickelt, das mit Hilfe von sozial- und emotionspsychologischen Ansatzen die zentrale ... More

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I. Theoretical and Critical Foundations1. The Context for Criticism: Television and Society2. Foundations of Television Criticism3. Critical ... More

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This text covers the history of film and television, film and television genres, film theory (classic and contemporary theory, including semiotics ... More

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Aim[ac]ee Dorr examines children's interaction with television, emphasizing the child's active role in making sense of television. She discusses ... More

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A comparison of the similarities and differences in how children and adults perceive and experience television, stressing the differences in children ... More

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Explore the current practices and impact of the U.S. broadcast television industry. A look at the particular strengths and weaknesses of broadcast TV ... More

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Government and corporate interference have robbed the public of access to point-of-view programming. Through subterfuge, suppression of dissent, and ... More

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This is an examination of soap opera sources, structure, and response, particularly from the critical viewpoints of psychology, both archetypal and ... More

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The first president of CBS News gives an insider's account of the development of television news in the 1950s.

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Presenting a new way to consider television for the 21st century, this book guides the reader through the misinformation and exaggeration that ... More

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Other books on Television tend to ignore 'ordinary' television - lifestyle programmes and 'reality TV', just the sort of programmes which increasing ... More

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Vor dem Hintergrund eines grundlegenden Wertewandels sowie des weit verbreiteten vermeintlichen Hangs zum Unpolitischen und der Faszinationswirkung ... More

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This book offers an interpretation of the myths that shape television images and reinforce this culture's dominant ideology. It provides histories of ... More

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"This book fills a need. It will be used by scholars and revered by undergraduates doing papers. It is a highly desirable acquisition for libraries ... More

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Substantially updated, this revised edition of Why Viewers Watch presents recent research, overlooked past studies and fresh survey data to offer an ... More

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How can such an apparently trivial or even exploitative genre as soap opera be associated with the notion of empowerment for its viewers? Mary Ellen ... More

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