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At last a book that bridges the gulf between the study of political communication and television fiction, and between research into media production and audience responses. Lesley Henderson is both original and illuminating. The book is clearly written, and represents a valuable contribution to work on media fiction... Social Issues in Television Fiction should also serve as an ideal means to prompt students to become more interested in the process through which such programmes are produced, as well as the importance of understanding how such 'issues' are incorporated into serial drama, and take the shape which they do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: MAPPING THE FIELD; 1. Television Fiction in Context: Education and Entertainment; PART II: INSIDE THE INDUSTRY; 2. Making 'Good' Television; PART III: STRUGGLES OVER TELEVISION PRODUCTION; General Introduction; 3. Family Secrets: Sexual Violence; 4. 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Gooey Media should be essential reading for anyone seeking to understand this key layer of our screen lives, and its aesthetic links across our media ecology.\" -Lisa Bode, The University of Queensland","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407774359895,"sku":"9781399522762","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399522762.jpg?v=1730500493"},{"product_id":"the-franchise-era-9781474419222","title":"The Franchise Era","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining how traditional media incumbents like studios and networks have responded to the rise of new entrants from the technology sector (such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google), the authors take a critical look at the way new and old industrial logics collide in an increasingly fragmented and consolidated mediascape.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408832242007,"sku":"9781474419222","price":90.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474419222.jpg?v=1730504372"},{"product_id":"ancient-greece-on-british-television-9781474454650","title":"Ancient Greece on British Television","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAncient Greece has inspired television producers and captivated viewing audiences in the United Kingdom for over half a century. Through 10 case studies drawn from television drama, theatre, animation and documentarythis collection offers wide-ranging insights into the significance of ancient Greece on British television.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408872284503,"sku":"9781474454650","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474454650.jpg?v=1730504517"},{"product_id":"television-rewired-9781477318959","title":"Television Rewired","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Twin Peaks (including the 2017 return) to Girls, a veteran critic and scholar draws on decades of industry expertise and exclusive interviews with renowned creators to examine the rise of art television.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNochimson's book is well worth reading not only for its insights but for the dialogue and reflection it opens up among readers. * Lost in the Movies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelevision Rewired\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential contribution to the still-crystallizing critical definition of auteur television…from the unique perspective of a critic who has engaged with the medium in profound ways. * 25 Years Later *\u003cbr\u003eThis book details the creative process of each of the series [that developed the concept of the television auteur], based on interviews and detailed research by the author…Recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eA lively and fascinating book...Throughout Nochimson is thoroughly consumed by the question of what constitutes television art, and what plausibly counts as a defense of its achievements; her prose is utterly compelling in its gentle unfolding of such complex and challenging questions. * New Review of Film and Television Studies *\u003cbr\u003e[Nochimson provides] solid, but accessible, insights into the process of auteur television expression....After reading \u003ci\u003eTelevision Rewired\u003c\/i\u003e, I learned a new vocabulary for television viewing. 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It will help future researchers to see whether the theory of community TV and its ethos had a long-lasting impact on the people those stations were designed to serve.\" -- Albert Tedesco * Journal of Broadcasting \u0026amp; Electronic Media *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book joins a significant body of anthropological and theoretical work on the state and society in Venezuela. . . . This book is a highly useful aid to that project.\" -- Daniel Hellinger * Journal of Anthropological Research *\u003cbr\u003e\"Schiller’s book boldly unthinks commonsensical categories in the liberal episteme, namely 'the state' and 'society.' Doing so casts the popular classes not as victims of Western imperialism or of Chavista hegemony, but as activated agents who debated in what kind of state would be made. 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I further recommend this book to anyone considering the relations between the marginalized and the state and the specifics of Venezuelan politics at a particular moment in time.\" -- Amanda Daniela Cortez * American Ethnologist *\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating behind-the-scenes account that draws on months of ethnographic fieldwork. . . . The book’s framing of CatiaTVe as a legacy of New Latin American Cinema makes it an essential reference for researchers of film and participatory film-making.\" -- Rebecca Jarman * Modern Language Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  ix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  xiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. State-Media Relations and the Rise of Catia TVe  23\u003cbr\u003e 2. Community Media as Everyday State Formation  62\u003cbr\u003e 3. Class Acts  89\u003cbr\u003e 4. Channeling Chávez  128\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mediating Women  164\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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Her careful analyses of these series makes this book an essential resource for anyone interested in television, gender, and culture.\" -- Ron Becker,author of Gay TV \u0026amp; Straight America\u003cbr\u003e\"Cable Guys is an incredible work that should further cement Lotz's place as a considerate yet comprehensive expert on media and gender studies. Her writing . . . oozes confidence, knowledge, and reflection for her themes and televised tales.\" * PopMatters *\u003cbr\u003e\"Lotz (communication studies, Univ. of Michigan;Redesigning Women: Television After the Network Era) here explores how cable television is dramatizing contemporary American male masculinity. The author identifies and focuses on three narrative types: serials that emphasize the development of of a central male protagonist (e.g.,Breaking Bad; Dexter), shows set in male enclaves (e.g.,Rescue Me; Entourage), and stories featuring intimate male friendships (e.g.,Boston Legal; Nip\/Tuck). Lotz argues that these dramas depict straight, largely white men wrestling with what it means to be manly in today's post-second-wave feminism and in the context of rising queer visibility. She concludes that the shows' characters all struggle to combine old and new modes of manhood . . . . Lotz offers a concise and insightful analysis of the productions she does examine. Verdict:Scholars will value Lotz's contribution to media and masculinity studies, as will more casual viewers who enjoy watching cable television with a critical eye.\" * Library Journal,Anna J. Clutterbuck-Cook, Massachusetts Historical Soc. Lib., Boston *\u003cbr\u003e\"Cable Guysis essential reading for students and scholars working in television studies and in the gendered politics of representation. The book is clear enough to be accessible to anundergraduate audience, while it is also sufficiently subtle and illuminating to be satisfying to more advanced students and scholars.​\" * International Journal of Communication,Katherine Sender *\u003cbr\u003e\"Lotz explores modern visions of masculinity following third wave feminism and epitomized in the rhetoric of male protagonists in cable programming. Mostly eschewing networks depictions of problematized males, Lotz zeroes in on straight male one-on-one friendships, what she calls the \u0026amp; homosocial enclave of the male group, and a genre that particularly challenges male characters, the emerging \u0026amp; male centered-serials.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Understanding Men on Television2. Trying to Man Up: Struggling with Contemporary Masculinities in Cable's Male-Centered Serials3. 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Over the last decade, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services, including Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+, have begun commissioning and financing their own original movies and TV shows, changing the way and the rate at which content is produced across the globe, from Mexico City to Mumbai. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreaming Video\u003c\/i\u003e maps this international production boom and what it means for producers, audiences, and storytellers. Through eighteen richly textured case studies, ranging from original Korean dramas on Netflix to BluTV's experimental Turkish series, the book investigates how streaming services both disrupt and maintain storytelling traditions in specific national contexts. 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It offers a truly international perspective—with case studies from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East chosen by leading and emerging scholars—that expands the scope and scale of contemporary studies of streaming media. * Catherine Johnson, author of Online TV *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409059127639,"sku":"9781479816842","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479816842.jpg?v=1730505283"},{"product_id":"america-as-seen-on-tv-9781479818525","title":"America As Seen on TV","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, 2020 Latino Book Awards, Best Academic Themed BookThe surprising effects of American TV on global viewers As a dominant cultural export, American television is often the first exposure to American ideals and the English language for many people throughout the world. Yet, American television is flawed, and, it represents race, class, and gender in ways that many find unfair and unrealistic. What happens, then, when people who grew up on American television decide to come to the United States? What do they expect to find, and what do they actually find? In America, As Seen on TV, Clara E. Rodriguez surveys international college students and foreign nationals working or living in the US to examine the impact of American television on their views of the US and on their expectations of life in the United States. She finds that many were surprised to learn that America is racially and economically diverse, and that it is not the easy-breezy, happy endings culture portrayed in the m\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This insightful book delves into the influence that watching US TV shows has on the viewers preconceptions and perceptions about race, class, and gender, and to what extent they are aware of this influence[A] timely and important contribution in understanding the global dominance of US TV.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"It may be useful for undergraduate courses in research methodology, particularly for the open and honest introduction that explains Rodriguezs reason for conducting the study in the first place. Rodriguezs expertise as a sociologist comes through here and she is systematic in approach and easy and enjoyable to read in analysis.\" * Journalism \u0026amp; Mass Communication Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an interesting and important book, as it provides sorely lacking data on not only viewer impressions of television (rather than the content analyses more common in media studies) but also on those of two populations of viewers; it also provides insight into how foreigners see the United States. This book would be very useful in an introduction to sociology class, as well as classes related to globalization or media studies. It is accessible for an undergraduate or even high school audience.\" * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\"All in all, the book presents interesting empirical findings ... It would most certainly be of interest to academics interested in audience research and the role of American TV.\" -- European Journal of Communication\u003cbr\u003e\"Clara Rodríguez has produced an incisive and provocative study. Through intensive interviews and a thoughtful examination of scholarly literature on the media, she has provided a revealing examination of American televisions influence on global perceptions of the life and values of the United States.This is a landmark study of televisions role in shaping popular views of our nation, particularly its racial, ethnic, class, and gender diversity.\" -- Carlos E. Cortés, author of The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach about Diversity\u003cbr\u003e\"This engaging book provides a nuanced probing of the vast and complex literature on the \u0026amp; soft power of television here and abroad to examine how TV shapes the views of foreign born and U.S. millennials about representations of class, race, ethnicity, and gender in America. Through grounded analysis, the findings reveal not only the influence of viewers social and cultural backgrounds on their reception of American television programs, they also transform our understanding of the cultural embeddedness of the global television industry.\" -- Denise Bielby, author of Global TV: Exporting Television and Culture in the World Market\u003cbr\u003e\"This book has valuable insights for those studying American soft power but offers even more to students and scholars interested in the impact of the representation of minority groups on television, as Rodríguez emphasizes questions of race, class and gender diversity in American television. Unlike previous studies which have mainly focused on international audiences viewing in their home countries, Rodríguez focuses on how depictions of American life on television can impact immigrants’ perceptions and expectations of America before and after arrival.\" * Critical Studies in Television *","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409060897111,"sku":"9781479818525","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479818525.jpg?v=1730505289"},{"product_id":"america-as-seen-on-tv-9781479856824","title":"America As Seen on TV","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, 2020 Latino Book Awards, Best Academic Themed BookThe surprising effects of American TV on global viewers As a dominant cultural export, American television is often the first exposure to American ideals and the English language for many people throughout the world. Yet, American television is flawed, and, it represents race, class, and gender in ways that many find unfair and unrealistic. What happens, then, when people who grew up on American television decide to come to the United States? What do they expect to find, and what do they actually find? In America, As Seen on TV, Clara E. Rodríguez surveys international college students and foreign nationals working or living in the US to examine the impact of American television on their views of the US and on their expectations of life in the United States. She finds that many were surprised to learn that America is racially and economically diverse, and that it is not the easy-breezy, happy endings culture portrayed in the m\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This insightful book delves into the influence that watching US TV shows has on the viewers preconceptions and perceptions about race, class, and gender, and to what extent they are aware of this influence[A] timely and important contribution in understanding the global dominance of US TV.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"It may be useful for undergraduate courses in research methodology, particularly for the open and honest introduction that explains Rodriguezs reason for conducting the study in the first place. Rodriguezs expertise as a sociologist comes through here and she is systematic in approach and easy and enjoyable to read in analysis.\" * Journalism \u0026amp; Mass Communication Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an interesting and important book, as it provides sorely lacking data on not only viewer impressions of television (rather than the content analyses more common in media studies) but also on those of two populations of viewers; it also provides insight into how foreigners see the United States. This book would be very useful in an introduction to sociology class, as well as classes related to globalization or media studies. It is accessible for an undergraduate or even high school audience.\" * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\"All in all, the book presents interesting empirical findings ... It would most certainly be of interest to academics interested in audience research and the role of American TV.\" -- European Journal of Communication\u003cbr\u003e\"Clara Rodríguez has produced an incisive and provocative study. Through intensive interviews and a thoughtful examination of scholarly literature on the media, she has provided a revealing examination of American televisions influence on global perceptions of the life and values of the United States.This is a landmark study of televisions role in shaping popular views of our nation, particularly its racial, ethnic, class, and gender diversity.\" -- Carlos E. Cortés, author of The Children Are Watching: How the Media Teach about Diversity\u003cbr\u003e\"This engaging book provides a nuanced probing of the vast and complex literature on the \u0026amp; soft power of television here and abroad to examine how TV shapes the views of foreign born and U.S. millennials about representations of class, race, ethnicity, and gender in America. Through grounded analysis, the findings reveal not only the influence of viewers social and cultural backgrounds on their reception of American television programs, they also transform our understanding of the cultural embeddedness of the global television industry.\" -- Denise Bielby, author of Global TV: Exporting Television and Culture in the World Market\u003cbr\u003e\"This book has valuable insights for those studying American soft power but offers even more to students and scholars interested in the impact of the representation of minority groups on television, as Rodríguez emphasizes questions of race, class and gender diversity in American television. Unlike previous studies which have mainly focused on international audiences viewing in their home countries, Rodríguez focuses on how depictions of American life on television can impact immigrants’ perceptions and expectations of America before and after arrival.\" * Critical Studies in Television *","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409080852823,"sku":"9781479856824","price":66.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479856824.jpg?v=1730505370"},{"product_id":"how-to-watch-television-second-edition-9781479890637","title":"How to Watch Television Second Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition that brings the ways we watch and think about television up to the present\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than simply evaluating the merits of a particular show and deeming it good or bad. Rather, criticism uses the close examination of a television program to explore that program's cultural significance, creative strategies, and its place in a broader social context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Watch Television, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e brings together forty original essaysmore than half of which are new to this editionfrom today's leading scholars on television culture, who write about the programs they care (and think) the most about. Each essay focuses on a single television show, demonstrating one way to read the program and, through it, our media culture. From fashioning blackness in \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e to representation in \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e and from the role of the reboot in \u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's quite simply no book out there that can match this in scope and quality. The contributors are a 'Who's Who' of contemporary television studies, and the prose is engaging and highly readable. If you're looking for models of how to think about television from a range of perspectives, you need look no further. -- Greg M. Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful TV: The Art and Argument of Ally McBeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsk anyone in Hollywood and they'll tell you the movies are dead. TV is where its at, and this book will show you why. Thompson and Mittell offer an essential guide to television today, featuring the most insightful critics writing about the most creative and engaging shows. Whether student, fan, or TV professional, it belongs on your bookshelf. -- Michael Curtin, co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Television Industry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, unlike the manual that comes with your TV set, is utterly readable, highly engaging, and worth referring back to, long after you've switched on your favorite channel. . . . Regardless of which essay one chooses to tune in to, How to Watch Television is an accessible and impressive group of essays by a powerhouse cast of television scholars. -- Journal of American Culture\u003cbr\u003eThere's not a single dull page in this book. -- Jose Solis, Popmatters\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens when you give 40 smart television scholars ten pages each to write about a television show that interests them? You get a delightful book that is sure to become a favorite of television scholars and students alike. Thompson and Mittell have brought together authors who provide thoughtful criticism in an engaging style and cover just about every genre, historical period, and lens of analysis. Each essay's combination of brevity and detailed analysis makes the book likely to work well as both a course reader for undergraduates in television studies and a reference resource for those wanting to dive into research on individual shows. Though every essay adds something valuable to the collection, essays on Mad Men, Glee, M*A*S*H, I Love Lucy, Modern Family, NYPD Blue, The Twilight Zone, and The Walking Dead are worth the price of this fun, informative, and useful book, even for seasoned television scholars.Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- S. Pepper, Choice\u003cbr\u003eWith their urging in the introduction about how the essays serve as models for writing your own criticism, the editors seem to be addressing media studies students. But because of its well-commissioned and well-balanced tone and diversity\/specificity of texts, it is just as instructive for a wide range of burgeoning or established TV scholars as well as inquisitive fans of the various programs. The collection manages to be potentially enjoyable and useful to scholars and TV fans alike. -- Kathleen Collins, Journalism \u0026amp; Mass Communication Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e[I]t is a damn good collection, featuring 40 different contributions from American scholars, plus Matt Hills from Aberystwyth and Roberta Pearson from Nottingham. Their contributions are organised under five main themes: Aesthetics and Style;TV Representations: Social Identity and Cultural Politics;TV Politics: Democracy, Nation, and the Public Interest;TV Industry: Industrial Practices and Structures; and TV Practices: Medium, Technology, and Everyday Life. As with television schedules, it is easy to flick and pick and read. Indeed, the editors in their Introduction actively encourage \u0026amp; readers to go straight to a particular program or approach that interests them. -- Geoff Lealand, CST Online\u003cbr\u003eThis second edition ensures that this title will remain a staple of television studies courses, and the accessible style welcomes students and general readers to explore these essays and see their favorite television shows in new ways. * CHOICE *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409093009751,"sku":"9781479890637","price":55.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479890637.jpg?v=1730505416"},{"product_id":"the-colorblind-screen-9781479891535","title":"The Colorblind Screen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe election of President Barack Obama signaled for many the realization of a post-racial America, a nation in which racism was no longer a defining social, cultural, and political issue. This title helps you examine television's role as the major discursive medium in the articulation and contestation of racialized identities in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Collectively the essays document the dominance of colorblind ideology, which, the volume argues, has been enabling the continuation of 'racial apathy.' This volume contributes to postracial discourse and is also a valuable resource for those interested in media criticism.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Overall, The Colorblind Screen is a timely anthology that joins a smallbut, I hope, growingnumber of works that address colorblind and post-race discourses in media. This collection demonstrates the continued need to consider the central role television plays in the articulation, construction, and contestation of contemporary racial politics . . . . This collection is essential for anyone interested in exploring current racial politics and representations of racial difference in media.\" * International Journal of Communication *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Sarah Nilsen and Sarah E. TurnerPart I: Theories of Colorblindness1. Shades of ColorblindnessAshley (\"Woody\") Doane 2. Rhyme and ReasonRoopali Mukherjee3. The End of Racism? Colorblind Racism and Popular Media Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and Austin AshePart II: Icons of Post-Racial America4. Oprah Winfrey5. The Race Denial CardDavid J. Leonard and Bruce Lee Hazelwood 6. Representations of Arabs and Muslims in Post-9\/11 Television DramasEvelyn Alsultany7. Maybe Brown People Aren't So Scary If They're Funny ComediesDina IbrahimPart III: Reinscribing Whiteness8. \"Some People Just Hide in Plain Sight\"Sarah Nilsen9. Watching TV with White SupremacistsC. Richard King10. BBFFsPart IV: Post-Racial Relationships11. 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