Demographic vistas
Subtitle: television in American culture
By: David Marc ; [with a foreword by Horace Newcomb].
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Television broadcasting -- United States -- History.; Television programs -- United States.; Popular culture -- United States.
Description: In Demographic Vistas, David Marc shows how we can take television seriously within the humanist tradition while enjoying it on its own terms. To deal with the barrage of messages from television's chaotic history, Marc adapts tools of theatrical and literary criticism to focus on key personalities and genres in ways that reward serious students and casual viewers alike.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and indexes.
Filmography: p. 239-240)