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Defining Visions de Mary Ann Watson

Defining Visions

Autor Mary Ann Watson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 ian 2008
Defining Visions is a powerful narrative social history that examines television's rise as the great "certifying agent" in American life. This newly updated and fully revised edition extends its coverage to the end of the 20th century. It defines the "Television Age" as a discrete period in American history bracketed by monumental events-the triumph of the Allied victory of WWII and the devastation of 9/11.
  • A powerful narrative social history that examines television's rise as the great 'certifying agent' in American life
  • Extends its coverage to the end of the twentieth century, and defines the 'Television Age' as a discrete period in American history that is bracketed by the end of WWII and 9/11
  • Includes discussions of the Monica Lewinsky scandal and Clinton impeachment; the massacre at Columbine High School; the 2000 presidential election; and the tragic events of September 11, 2001
  • Considers the cultural impact of recent prime-time programs such as Seinfeld, CSI and Will & Grace
  • Presents a sweeping account of the connections between TV and American culture
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781405170536
ISBN-10: 1405170530
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:Revised.
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

the book will appeal to upper level undergraduate classes focused on media, broadcasting and television, contemporary American history and society. It will cross the following disciplines: Mass Communication and Media Studies, Radio–TV–Film, Broadcasting, Journalism, History, American Studies, and Women′s Studies

Notă biografică

Mary Ann Watson is Professor of Electronic Media and Film Studies at Eastern Michigan University. She is author of The Expanding Vista: American Television in the Kennedy Years (1994) and has been a consultant to several museum exhibitions and documentary films. Watson serves on the editorial board of Television Quarterly and is a frequent contributor to its pages.

Cuprins

1: Television Enters the Picture. 2: Television and the Melting Pot: Race and Ethnicity.
3: Home on screen: Gender and Family.
4: The Killing Tube: Violence and Crime.
5: TV Goes all the Way: Romance and Sexuality.
6: The Boxed-In Workplace: Jobs and Professions.
7: Tuning Out Restraint: Indulgence and Advertising.
8: Taking the Cue: Television and the American Personality.
9: Deep Focus: Television and the American Character.
10: The Webbed Republic: Democracy in the Television Age.
Epilogue.
Select Bibliography.
Index

Descriere

Defining Visions is a powerful narrative social history that examines television's rise as the great "certifying agent" in American life. This newly updated and fully revised edition extends its coverage to the end of the 20th century.