Description

Instead of making a scapegoat of television as the cause of crime on the streets of the USA, stupidity in its schools, and spectacle rather than substance in its government, this challenge to conventional ideas about television sees inside the box an echo chamber and a feedback loop; a medium neither wholly innocent of, nor entirely responsible for, the disorder it brings to people's homes. Taking on a diverse range of topics from children's shows to cable, from the cheap thrills of action adventures to the solemn boredom of pledge drives, the author argues for a whole new way of thinking about television.

Smoke and Mirrors: Violence, Television and Other American Cultures

Product form

£12.99

Includes FREE delivery
Usually despatched within days
Paperback / softback by John Leonard

2 in stock

Short Description:

Instead of making a scapegoat of television as the cause of crime on the streets of the USA, stupidity in... Read more

    Publisher: The New Press
    Publication Date: 30/01/1998
    ISBN13: 9781565844438, 978-1565844438
    ISBN10: 1565844432

    Number of Pages: 304

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

    • Tell a unique detail about this product12

    Description

    Instead of making a scapegoat of television as the cause of crime on the streets of the USA, stupidity in its schools, and spectacle rather than substance in its government, this challenge to conventional ideas about television sees inside the box an echo chamber and a feedback loop; a medium neither wholly innocent of, nor entirely responsible for, the disorder it brings to people's homes. Taking on a diverse range of topics from children's shows to cable, from the cheap thrills of action adventures to the solemn boredom of pledge drives, the author argues for a whole new way of thinking about television.

    Recently viewed products

    © 2024 Book Curl,

      • American Express
      • Apple Pay
      • Diners Club
      • Discover
      • Google Pay
      • Maestro
      • Mastercard
      • PayPal
      • Shop Pay
      • Union Pay
      • Visa

      Login

      Forgot your password?

      Don't have an account yet?
      Create account