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Arcadia Publishing Phoenix Television Images of America
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Las Vegas Radio and Television Images of America
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£19.99
History Press Andy Griffiths Manteo
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£18.69
History Press Featuring Florida
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£20.80
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Betty Cope Wviz and the Greatest Show on Air
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£21.24
Rowman & Littlefield Survivor
Book SynopsisCelebrate the 25th anniversary of Survivor with a look back at one of history?s most popular and long-running reality shows. Premiering in 2000, Survivor altered the landscape of network television from its first season, popularizing reality shows for audiences in the 21st century and quickly growing to a semi-annual release slate that has resulted in more than 46 seasons and hundreds of contestants. Over twenty years later, the series remains popular and a ratings hit, maintaining a devoted fanbase even as the television landscape has evolved and shifted to streaming.In Survivor: A Cultural History, Joseph J. Darowski and Kate Darowski analyze how the iconic CBS show revolutionized television and has adapted and changed across decades of production. They explore the creation of the series and its surprising emergence as a ratings juggernaut, the evolution of gameplay for both the producers and the players, the series existence as a self-proclaimed ?social experiment?, and much more. While the basic premise of the series has remained the same?survivors are marooned in the wild with few supplies and must vote someone out at a weekly tribal council with the goal of being the sole survivor to win $1 million?there are notable differences from where the game began to where it is now. From stylistic changes in the presentation of the show to new twists in the game rules, the transformations from season 1 to the present reflect real life, keeping the show fresh amid a stream of new reality competition shows. Survivor: A Cultural History details these cultural shifts while highlighting Survivor?s place as one of the most impactful television shows of this century. Featuring an overview of the key players and a ranking of the must watch-seasons, this is an essential guide for fans both new and old.
£38.04
Grand Central Publishing The World of Sanditon: The Official Companion
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£32.00
Chicago Review Press TV-a-Go-Go: Rock on TV from American Bandstand to
Book SynopsisFrom Elvis and a hound dog wearing matching tuxedos and the comic adventures of artificially produced bands to elaborate music videos and contrived reality-show contests, television—as this critical look brilliantly shows—has done a superb job of presenting the energy of rock in a fabulously entertaining but patently "fake" manner. The dichotomy of "fake" and "real" music as it is portrayed on television is presented in detail through many generations of rock music: the Monkees shared the charts with the Beatles, Tupac and Slayer fans voted for corny American Idols, and shows like Shindig! and Soul Train somehow captured the unhinged energy of rock far more effectively than most long-haired guitar-smashing acts. Also shown is how TV has often delighted in breaking the rules while still mostly playing by them: Bo Diddley defied Ed Sullivan and sang rock and roll after he had been told not to, the Chipmunks' subversive antics prepared kids for punk rock, and things got out of hand when Saturday Night Live invited punk kids to attend a taping of the band Fear. Every aspect of the idiosyncratic history of rock and TV and their peculiar relationship is covered, including cartoon rock, music programming for African American audiences, punk on television, Michael Jackson's life on TV, and the tortured history of MTV and its progeny.Trade Review"Sprawling, high-definition retrospective of pop music on the tube." -- Giant"Fans of Chuck Klosterman's insightful pop culture skewering will love Jake Austen's Tv-a-Go-Go ." -- Zink"Takes up the cause of nearly every pariah music elitists love to pillory." -- Time Out Chicago "Engaging." -- Chicago Tribune"Impressive . . . Not only informative but a heck of a lot of fun." -- Chicago Sun-Times"Austen leaves no Rolling Stone unturned in this rich, compelling discourse." -- Publishers Weekly"A wonderful romp through rock TV . . . with an ideal tour guide at hand." -- Chicago Journal"A cool, behind-the-scenes history. A fascinating reference." --Indie-music.comTable of ContentsRock Around the Box; Lip-Synch Traces; Faking the Band; The Hippest Trip in Town; Never Mind the Bollocks: Here's the Chipmunks!; Rock Concert; Beef Beef Beef Beef Baloney!; Video Vanguard; Idol Bands are the Devil's Worship; Michael Jackson; Index.
£16.10
Triumph Books ESPN Creating an Empire: The No-Holds-Barred
Book SynopsisStuart Evey, the founding chairman of ESPN, details the difficult, thrilling, and contentious creation of ESPN in this insider’s account. From altercations with Ted Turner at the Playboy mansion to manufacturing a high-stakes, multi-million dollar bidding war between media giants based on nothing more than carefully placed insinuations, Evey was at the center of everything regarding ESPN's infancy and early years. Featured among the many riveting stories are a look inside the dysfunctional family empire that was worth billions, why the young network cut Dick Vitale's microphone off in mid-interview, how Evey duped ABC into investing millions into ESPN, and why Bristol, Connecticut was chosen as the home of a burgeoning media monolith.
£22.46
Cumberland House Publishing,US Goodnight John-Boy
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£14.49
Chicago Review Press Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy
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£21.84
Hal Leonard Corporation Game Shows FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the
Book SynopsisTV game shows are an American pastime broadcast ratings champ and cultural institution. Lavishly illustrated and filled with entertaining titbits ÊGame Shows FAQÊ presents an unprecedented look at how the game show genre has evolved in the past hundred years. From its earliest days as a promotional tool for newspapers to the high-browed panel games on radio to the scandalous years of the quiz shows to the glitzy and raucous games of the 1970s to the prime-time extravaganzas of the modern era ä this book examines the most relevant game shows of every decade exploring how the genre changed and the reasons behind its evolution.ÞPacked with photos and mementos to give a feel of how game shows evolved over the years the book includes interviews and insights from the shows' beloved hosts including Wink Martindale and Marc Summers executives Bob Boden and Jamie Klein and producers Aaron Solomon and Mark Maxwell-Smith among others. ÊGame Shows FAQÊ offers a richly detailed lineage of this American television institution.
£14.99
Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc Prison Life in Popular Culture: From the Big
Book SynopsisThrough the centuries, prisons were closed institutions, full of secrets and shrouded in mystery. But modern media culture has opened the gates. Dawn Cecil explores decades of popular culture—from Golden Age Hollywood films to YouTube videos, from newspapers to beer labels, hip-hop music, and children's books—to reveal how prison imagery shapes our understanding of who commits crimes, why, and how the criminal justice system should respond.Trade ReviewEngaging and revealing.... With authority and clarity, Cecil provides a sensitive analysis of the popular spectacle of prisons in US culture today. Should be required reading for anyone who wishes to understand why society thinks the way it does about prisons, prisoners, guards, and punishment. Provides a fresh and insightful look into representation of prisons in contemporary television and film. Demonstrates how media depictions of prison life began, how images have changed over time, and how media stories emotionally manipulate and influence public perceptions about punishment and incarceration.... The author challenges educators and students to find ways to create more representative images of prison life as a more complete way of understanding prison subcultures An excellent overiew of the primary forms of media representation [of prison life].... Cecil [also] makes some provocative and powerful arguments.
£25.95
Triumph Books 100 Things WWE Fans Should Know & Do Before They
Book SynopsisMost WWE fans tune in each year to watch WrestleMania, remember the Monday Night Wars of the 1990s, and have heard the story behind the Montreal Screwjob. But only real fans recall the name of Steve Austin's original character, can tell you how the Intercontinental championship was created, or know the best places to get an autograph of their favorite superstars.100 Things WWE Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true members of the WWE Universe. Whether you've been keeping kayfabe since the days of Bruno Sammartino or you're a more recent supporter of AJ Styles and Becky Lynch, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Bestselling author Bryan Alvarez has collected every essential piece of WWE knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist that will have you chanting "YES! YES! YES!"
£14.20
Triumph Books Ariana Grande: Break Free
Book SynopsisAlready one of the biggest pop stars in the world at 25 years old, Ariana Grande is simply unstoppable. From her early career on Broadway, to her star turns on Nickelodeon, to three Billboard #1 albums including 2018’s Sweetener, Grande is a multi-talented international icon, and the best may still be yet to come! Ariana Grande: Break Free is the ultimate tribute to this pop queen and a must-have for Arianators. Including nearly 100 full-color photographs, fans are provided a glimpse into this star’s life as she tours the world and tops the charts. This keepsake also explores Grande’s unbeatable style, far-reaching activism and charity work, and her unique and special relationship with fans.
£11.95
Nimbus Publishing (CN) Silver Hair and Golden Voice: Austin Willis, from
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£17.95
John Blake Publishing Ltd Holly Hagan: Not Quite a Geordie
Book SynopsisBusty babe Holly Hagan has had viewers of Geordie Shore glued to their screens ever since her arrival in the first series. Fed up with her dead end job at a call centre, and with dreams of being a star one day, Holly applied for a new reality TV show. She couldn't know it was to catapult her into fame and make her one of the most recognisable faces on British TV. Fame and fortune, though, came at a price - the road from the call centre to the celebrity circuit has been far from smooth. For the first time, Holly is lifting the lid on the perks and perils she's faced ever since her topless hot tub antics shocked the nation. Holly owes her success to a very simple change of look, which involved both a new bottle of red hair dye and a new found confidence. Ever since then, audiences have been in stitches as they watch Holly (and her flame-red hair) flirt her way around Newcastle's famed 'Diamond Strip' and places further afield such as Magaluf, Cancun and Australia. In this action-packed, revealing, funny and sometimes heart-breaking memoir, Holly recounts her life in and out of the limelight with brutal honesty - from her childhood days when she was badly bullied, her shocking take on sex and dating, her liaison with bad-boy musician Frankie Cocozza and what really goes on behind-the-scenes on the UK's biggest reality TV show. Filled with genuinely touching stories and inside accounts of what they don't show you on TV, Holly has laid herself bare, first physically and now emotionally. If you think you know all there is to know about Holly from Geordie Shore, think again.
£21.34
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC You Win or You Die: The Ancient World of Game of
Book SynopsisIf the Middle Ages form the present-day backdrop to the continents of Westeros and Essos, then antiquity is their resonant past. The Known World is haunted by the remnants of distant and powerful civilizations, without whose presence the novels of George R. R. Martin and the ever popular HBO show would lose much of their meaning and appeal. In this essential sequel to Carolyne Larrington's Winter is Coming: The Medieval World of Game of Thrones, Ayelet Haimson Lushkov explores the echoes, from the Summer Islands to Storm's End, of a rich antique history. She discusses, for example, the convergence of ancient Rome and the reach, scope, and might of the Valyrian Freehold. She shows how the wanderings of Tyrion Lannister replay the journeys of Odysseus and Aeneas. She suggests that the War of the Five Kings resembles the War of the Four Emperors (68-69 AD). She also demonstrates just how the Wall and the Wildlings advancing on it connect with Hadrian's bulwark against fierce tribes of Picts. This book reveals the remarkable extent to which the entire Game of Thrones universe is animated by its ancient past.
£18.04
Bonnier Books Ltd The World of Peaky Blinders: An unofficial guide
Book SynopsisImmerse yourself in the world of the Peaky Blinders with this entertaining cultural guide to the hit BBC TV show!Welcome to The World of Peaky Blinders, a cultural guide to the world that inspired the hit BBC drama. This fun compendium of trivia, quizzes and 'how-to' guides will teach you how to dress, talk, drink and thrive like a Peaky Blinder. Journey back into postwar Britain and meet television's most notorious family of charismatic characters - as well as the real gangsters who inspired the show.Master the skills that Tommy and the gang relied upon to make their way in life, shuffle through the soundtrack to their adventures and test your knowledge on the ins and outs of the Shelby empire. So, don your flat cap and head to the Garrison. Thomas Shelby will see you now.
£14.00
£8.02
Auckland University Press The Remaking of Television New Zealand 19841992
Book SynopsisThis work describes the changes made to television broadcasting in New Zealand during the period 1984-1992. It examines the ways in which TVNZ, a division of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand, was transformed into a commercialized state-owned enterprise.
£29.21
Random House UK Help
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£19.76
Mad Norwegian Press Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every
Book SynopsisThe sister book to the 2011 Hugo Award-winning Chicks Dig Time Lords In Chicks Unravel Time, editors Deborah Stanish (Whedonistas) and L.M. Myles bring together a host of award-winning female writers, media professionals, scientists and more to examine each season of new and classic Doctor Who from their unique perspectives. Diana Gabaldon discusses how Jamie McCrimmon inspired her best-selling Outlander series, and Barbara Hambly (the Benjamin January Mysteries, Star Wars: Children of the Jedi) examines the delicate balance of rebooting a series. Seanan McGuire (the Toby Daye series, Discount Armageddon) reveals the power and pain of waiting in Series Five, and Una McCormack (The King's Dragon) defends her claim that Sylvester McCoy's final year of Doctor Who is the show's best season ever. Other contributors include Juliet E. McKenna (Einarrin series), Tansy Rayner Roberts (Power and Majesty), Sarah Lotz (The Mall, Exhibit A), Martha Wells (The Cloud Roads), Joan Frances Turner (Dust), Rachel Swirsky (Fields of Gold), Aliette de Bodard (Obsidian and Blood series) and Amal El-Mohtar (The Honey Month).
£16.16
Mad Norwegian Press About Time 7: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor
Book SynopsisAbout Time vol. 7 continues an examination of the real-world social-political context in which each Doctor Who story was made, this time focusing on Series 1 and 2 of the revamped series (2005 to 2006) starring Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. Essays in this volume include: Why Now? Why Wales?; RT Phone Home?; Is the New Series More Xenophobic?; Why is Trinity Wells on Jackie's Telly?; He Remembers This How?; What's Happened to the Daleks?; Why Doesn't Anyone Read Any More?; Reapers - Err, What?; What's So Great About the 51st Century?; Gay Agenda? What Gay Agenda?; Does Being Made in Wales Matter?; Did He Fall or Was He Pushed?; Bad Wolf - What, How and Why?: What's a 'Story' Now?; How Long is Harriet in No. 10?; Has All the Puff 'Totally' Changed Things?; Stunt Casting: What Are the Dos and the Dont's?; The Great Powell Estate Debate; Is Arthur the Horse a Companion?; Are Credited Authors Just Hired Hands?; How Many Cyber-Races Are There?; and more.
£27.86
Mad Norwegian Press Companion Piece: Women Celebrate the Humans,
Book SynopsisIn Companion Piece, editors L.M. Myles (Chicks Unravel Time) and Liz Barr bring together a host of award-winning female writers, media professionals and more to examine the wide array of humans, aliens and tin dogs who have accompanied the Doctor in his adventures throughout time and space.Tansy Rayner Roberts (Ink Black Magic) finds the defining attribute of Sara Kingdom, while Amal El-Mohtar (The Honey Month) looks at the extent to which the Doctor himself is a companion, particularly to the Brigadier. Nina Allan (“Angelus”) rewatches – with some concern – Sarah Jane Smith’s debut for the first time in ages, and Seanan McGuire (Rosemary and Rue) addresses the ethics of using violence through the lens of Leela, Ace and Amy Pond.Other contributors include Karen Miller (The Innocent Mage), Deborah Stanish (Chicks Unravel Time), Lynne Thomas (Chicks Dig Time Lords), Joan Francis Turner (Dust), Mary Robinette Kowal (Shades of Milk and Honey) and Tehani Wessely (FableCroft Publishing).
£16.16
Mad Norwegian Press About Time 9: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor
Book SynopsisIn About Time, the whole of Doctor Who is examined through the lens of the real-world social and political changes as well as ongoing developments in television production that influenced the series in ways big and small over the course of a generation. Armed with these guidebooks, readers will be able to cast their minds back to 1975, 1982, 2005 and other years to best appreciate the series' content and character.Volume 9 of this series focuses on Series 4 (2008) of the revamped Doctor Who starring David Tennant, as well as the 2009 Specials that finished out his era, with bonus write-ups on Music of the Spheres, the animated adventure Dreamland and The Sarah Jane Adventures story "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith." Essays in this volume include: “Should Doctor Who be Appointment Television?”, “How Can Anyone Know About the Time War?”, and “Why Can't Anyone Just Die?”
£24.26
Mad Norwegian Press AHistory:An Unauthorized History of the Doctor
Book SynopsisThe Fourth Edition of AHistory amends and vastly expands (by about 40%) the work of Third Edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this Fourth Edition takes about 2000 (!!!!!) full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology --- starting with the Universe's origins and working its way forward to the end of time.Specifically, this Fourth Edition covers all Doctor Who TV episodes through the end of the twelfth Doctor era starring Peter Capaldi (Twice Upon a Time); all New Series Adventures up through Diamond Dogs; the Big Finish audio range up through Static (#233); all Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 and Class episodes, novels and comics; the Titan, IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics; and a cornucopia of other Doctor Who spin-off series (Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures and more).Volume 1 (of 3) of Ahistory Fourth Edition encompasses the Prehistory and History sections (through 1962) of the Doctor Who universe. Also included: a bonus timeline to Big Finish’s The Confessions of Dorian Gray audios. All told, the three volumes of Ahistory Fourth Edition contain more than a million words of hardcore geeky analysis on the world’s longest-running Sci-Fi series.
£24.26
Mad Norwegian Press AHistory: An Unauthorized History of the Doctor
Book SynopsisThe Fourth Edition of AHistory amends and vastly expands (by about 40%) the work of Third Edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this Fourth Edition takes about 2000 (!!!!!) full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology --- starting with the Universe's origins and working its way forward to the end of time.Specifically, this Fourth Edition covers all Doctor Who TV episodes through the end of the twelfth Doctor era starring Peter Capaldi (Twice Upon a Time); all New Series Adventures up through Diamond Dogs; the Big Finish audio range up through Static (#233); all Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, K9 and Class episodes, novels and comics; the Titan, IDW and Doctor Who Magazine comics; and a cornucopia of other Doctor Who spin-off series (Jago & Litefoot, Counter-Measures and more).Volume 2 (of 3) of Ahistory Fourth Edition encompasses the Present Day, UNIT, Modern Day (through 2017) and Gallifrey sections of the Doctor Who universe.All told, the three volumes of Ahistory Fourth Edition contain more than a million words of hardcore geeky analysis on the world’s longest-running Sci-Fi series.
£25.60
Gray & Company Publishers Cleveland TV Tales, Volume 2: More Stories from
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£15.15
Fayetteville Mafia Press Moonlighting: An Oral History
Book SynopsisOnce upon a time ABC-TV’s Moonlighting was among the most buzzed-about shows in the country, thanks largely to the bravado of creator Glenn Gordon Caron, who never met a television convention he didn’t want to break, and the sizzling on-screen chemistry between glamorous erstwhile film star Cybill Shepherd and a New Jersey bartender nobody had ever heard of before named Bruce Willis, who bickered and flirted ceaselessly on screen and engaged in epic off-screen battles that all these years later remain the stuff of Hollywood legend. This combustible blend of creative brilliance produced some of the most acclaimed, audacious, and innovative programming of the eighties, including a black and white tribute to film noir, with an introduction by Orson Welles; a parody of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, written in iambic pentameter; an homage to The Honeymooners; and countless metafictive episodes breaking through the fourth wall — almost unheard of at the time for hourlong comedy-dramas. Without a doubt, Moonlighting helped pave the way for the era of prestige television we are now all enjoying. The real story of this pioneering television series and the extraordinary behind-the-scenes challenges, battles, and rewards has never been told — until now, Author Scott Ryan (The Last Days of Letterman, thirtysomething at thirty: an oral history, The Blue Rose, Scott Luck Stories) conducted over twenty interviews with the actors, writers, directors, and producers who made Moonlighting such a dynamic, unforgettable show, delving deep into their thoughts and feelings as they relive this magical moment in pop culture history in this full color oral history. New Interviews with: Cybill Shepherd (Maddie Hayes), Allyce Beasley (Ms. Dipesto), Curtis Armstrong (Herbert Viola), Glenn Gordon Caron Creator, Executive Producer, Writer Jay Daniel Executive Producer, Director Roger Director Writer, Producer, Season 4 Showrunner Allan Arkush Director Bob Butler and more.Trade Review"I was totally hooked by the first chapters. I was all in." Glenn Gordon Caron, Creator"Scott Ryan's writing has a delightful bounce and captures the energy of Moonlighting. It really feels like an episode of the series to me." Jay Daniel Executive Producer of Moonlighting"A book about the making of Moonlighting that interviews every major player? Inject it straight into my heart with the needle from Pulp Fiction." Matt Zoller Seitz, NY Magazine TV critic"Overall, it's a great book for fans of Moonlighting and for people that like to know what happens behind the scenes." Tanya, Book Review Crew"Find Out The Real Story Of Moonlighting, The Popular TV Series That Launched Bruce Willis To Stardom" Digital Journal
£32.69
Fayetteville Mafia Press A World of Demons: The Villains of Doctor Who
Book Synopsis“One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel”—Jean-Antoninette (“Reinette”) Poisson, aka Madame de Pompadour, “The Girl in the Fireplace” What a world of demons Doctor Who has presented us with over the past seven decades: from Daleks and Cybermen to Weeping Angels and the Silence, the greatest villains of the Who-niverse have achieved an iconic status all their own, cementing themselves in the minds of millions of viewers (why else would Parker Brothers have devised a version of Monopoly after them?). If, as the Seventh Doctor once said, "You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies,” the Doctor is great indeed, rescuing the universe time and again from some of the most formidable and terrifying villains in science fiction history. Now, for the first time, an entire anthology of essays is dedicated to deconstructing this gallery of blackguards. Who are the greatest Who villains of all time? Why are they so frightening? And—apologies to Shakespeare—what do they tell us about the villainy of our own fears?
£17.05
Fayetteville Mafia Press The X-Files The Truth is Still Out There: Thirty
Book SynopsisIn September 1993, a TV show like no other appeared on our screens, asking us to consider the essence of truth and belief, to think about the nature and roles of science and humanity, and to question what we were told by those in power. Combining horror, science fiction, drama, crime, and comedy with cinematic filmmaking, The X-Files transported the paranoia of the sixties and seventies to the technologically savvy nineties as it followed two iconic characters, FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, in their labyrinthine pursuit of truth. Further, The X-Files reversed conventional television gender roles: Mulder was our believer in the paranormal, chasing down clues in search of his abducted sister; Scully was the sceptic, a scientist preaching rationality and objective truth. Now, thirty years later, the nature of conspiracy theories may have changed, but the anxiety surrounding them has not. In an era in which Watergate has been replaced by Gamergate and conspiracy theorists blindly embrace the myth of a stolen election and maintain that an all-powerful cabal of Satanic Democrats - defeatable by only one man - is preying on children, The X-Files remains as relevant as ever.
£27.29
Fayetteville Mafia Press Moonlighting A Cookbook and Culinary History
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£17.35
Rutgers University Press Watching While Black Rebooted!: The Television
Book SynopsisWatching While Black Rebooted: The Television and Digitality of Black Audiences examines what watching while Black means in an expanded U.S. televisual landscape. In this updated edition, media scholars return to television and digital spaces to think anew about what engages and captures Black audiences and users and why it matters. Contributors traverse programs and platforms to wrestle with a changing television industry that has exploded and included Black audiences as a new and central target of its visioning. The book illuminates history, care, monetization, and affect. Within these frames, the chapters run the gamut from transmediation, regional relevance, and superhuman visioning to historical traumas and progress, queer possibilities, and how televisual programming can make viewers feel Black. Mostly, the work tackles what the future looks like now for a changing televisual industry, Black media makers, and Black audiences. Chapters rethink such historically significant programs as Roots and Underground, such seemingly innocuous programs as Soul Food, and such contemporary and culturally complicated programs as Being Mary Jane and Atlanta. The book makes a case for the centrality of these programs while always recognizing the racial dynamics that continue to shape Black representation on the small screen. Painting a decidedly introspective portrait across forty years of Black television, Watching While Black Rebooted sheds much-needed light on under examined demographics, broadens common audience considerations, and gives deference to the preferences of audiences and producers of Black-targeted programming. Trade Review"Beretta E. Smith-Shomade distinguishes herself, once again, as the premier television studies showrunner with Watching While Black Rebooted! This collection of essays demonstrates that the 'reboot' can be as innovative, probing, and insightful as the original. The rich new chapters—ranging in topics and critical approaches—center Black television and digital culture, reframing our understanding of the racial, social, cultural, and political dynamics that shape Black televisual representation and reception in our contemporary media landscape. A must-read for must-watch Black TV." -- Samantha N. Sheppard * author of Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen *Table of ContentsForeword Herman Gray Introduction: I Still See Black People…Everywhere Beretta E. Smith-Shomade Part I: Historicizing Black Chapter 1: Audiences and the Televisual Slavery-Narrative Eric Pierson Chapter 2: History, Trauma, and Healing in Ava DuVernay’s 13th and When They See Us Christine Acham Chapter 3: Thinking about Watchmen: A Roundtable Michael Boyce Gillespie Chapter 4: From Sitcom Girl to Drama Queen: Soul Food’s Showrunner Examines Her Role in Creating TV’s First Successful, Black-Themed Drama Felicia D. Henderson Part II: Attending Black Chapter 5: Gaming as Trayvon: #BlackLivesMatter Machinima and the Queer Metagames of Black Death TreaAndrea M. Russworm Chapter 6: “Trying to Find Relief”: Seeing Black Women through the Lens of Mental Health and Wellness in Being Mary Jane and Insecure Nghana Lewis Chapter 7: On Air Black: The Breakfast Club, Visual Radio, and Spreadable Media Adrien Sebro Part III: Monetizing Black Chapter 8: Black Women, Audiences, and the Queer Possibilities of the Black-Cast Melodrama Alfred L. Martin, Jr. Chapter 9: In A ‘90s Kind of World, I’m Glad I Got My Shows! Digital Streaming and Black Nostalgia Briana Barner Chapter 10: Tyler Perry’s Too Close to Home: Black Audiences in the Post-Network Era Shelleen Greene Part IV: Feeling Black Chapter 11: “I’m Trying to Make People Feel Black”: Affective Authenticity in Atlanta Brandy Monk-Payton Chapter 12: I’m Digging You: Television’s Turn to Dirty South Blackness Beretta E. Smith-Shomade Chapter 13: I Feel Conflicted as F*ck: Netflix’s Dear White People and Re-presenting Black Viewing Communities Jacqueline Johnson Notes on Contributors Index
£61.75
Crown Archetype Inside Black Mirror
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£27.00
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: A Visual History
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£31.50
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: 12 Note Cards with
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£14.44
Sutherland House Books The Big Picture
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£22.98
Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH Down in Treme: Race, Place, and New Orleans on
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£69.00
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Visuelle Integration?: Juden In Westdeutschen
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£91.56
Universitatsverlag Winter Transgressive Television: Politics and Crime in
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£54.00
Sternberg Press Shona Illingworth: Topologies of Air
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£23.75
Ma Non Troppo Series Que Están Cambiando Nuestra Vida
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£20.92
GEDISA Manual de efectos especiales para tv y video
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£25.00
Principal de Los Libros The Wire. Toda La Verdad
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£37.85
Redbook A Través de Stranger Things: Recordando Los 80
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£16.24