Television Truths
Subtitle: Forms of Knowledge in Popular Culture
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Blackwell, Pub.
Published: December 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781405169790
Subjects: Television; Popular Culture; Television (Performing Arts); Performing Arts; Sociology; Performing Arts/Dance; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Media Studies - Electronic Media; Television - General; Television - History & Criticism; Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism; Media Studies; Popular Culture - General
Description: "Television. Love it or hate it, watching it is still the most popular pastime ever. It reflects and shapes our knowledge of contemporary life across the economic, political, social, and cultural spectrum, and yet TV is still among the most criticized phenomena of modern life." "This book, written by one of television's experts, invites us to explore television's most controversial coverage and fascinating aspects: TV citizenship, live TV, "plebiscitary" shows, reality TV, synchronized sports, and TV's own history. At a time of unprecedented change in technologies and business plans, Hartley explores television's evolving place and transforming role in our knowledge-based society."--BOOK JACKET.