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Programming the Future: Politics, Resistance, and Utopia in Contemporary Speculative TV by Professor Sherryl Vint 9780231198318
RRP: £25.00£19.59From 9/11 to COVID-19, the twenty-first century looks increasingly dystopian-and so do its television shows. Long-form science fiction narratives take one step further the fears of today: liberal democracy in crisis, growing economic precarity, the... -
Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail by Alan Schroeder 9780231170567
RRP: £88.00£69.15Alan Schroeder's big-picture history recounts the phenomenon of American televised presidential debates and its evolution over the past half century. From pundits to political operatives, from debate moderators to the viewing public, Presidential Debates... -
Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-Risk TV by Alan Schroeder 9780231141055
RRP: £25.00£19.59Alan Schroeder's popular history now covers the 2000 Bush-Gore and 2004 Bush-Kerry debates, including innovations in format and press coverage, and adds new research on televised debates since 1960. Schroeder organizes his book according to a television... -
Television, the Public Sphere, and National Identity by Monroe E. Price 9780198183389
£59.94What is meant by an 'independent' television and press, and what affirmative role should any government have in the regulation of television? How do competing interest groups use media regulation to their advantage? What impact does television have on... -
Scratchin' and Survivin': Hustle Economics and the Black Sitcoms of Tandem Productions by Adrien Sebro 9781978834842
RRP: £134.00£116.46The 1970s was a golden age for representations of African American life on TV sitcoms: Sanford & Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons. Surprisingly, nearly all the decade’s notable Black sitcoms were made by a single company, Tandem Productions. Founded by... -
Scratchin' and Survivin': Hustle Economics and the Black Sitcoms of Tandem Productions by Adrien Sebro 9781978834835
RRP: £27.99£24.14The 1970s was a golden age for representations of African American life on TV sitcoms: Sanford & Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons. Surprisingly, nearly all the decade’s notable Black sitcoms were made by a single company, Tandem Productions. Founded by... -
Millennials Killed the Video Star: MTV's Transition to Reality Programming by Amanda Ann Klein 9781478010265
RRP: £92.00£79.77Between 1995 and 2000, the number of music videos airing on MTV dropped by 36 percent. As an alternative to the twenty-four-hour video jukebox the channel had offered during its early years, MTV created an original cycle of scripted reality shows,... -
Public Memory and the Television Series Outlander by Valerie Lynn Schrader 9781793602749
RRP: £85.00£74.51Using rhetorical criticism as a research method, Public Memory, Relational Dialectics, and the TV Series Outlander examines how public memory is created in the first four seasons of the popular television show Outlander. In this book, Valerie Lynn... -
Small Screens, Big Ideas: Television in the 1950s by Janet Thumim 9781860646829
£29.07This text offers exploration, based on case studies, of television's complex formative period - the 1950s. It discusses television's role in the construction of national and gender identities and its relation to other media such as theatre, film and... -
Mothers on American Television: From Here to Maternity by Kim Akass 9781526169402
RRP: £85.00£60.17Mothers on American television takes an in-depth look at how motherhood is represented on some of the most popular television series produced this century. Adopting a feminist, Marxist, cultural studies and psychoanalytical approach, the book offers a... -
Investigating Veronica Mars: Essays on the Teen Detective Series by Rhonda V. Wilcox
RRP: £14.99£13.20During the course of its three seasons, Veronica Mars captured the attention of fans and academics alike. The 12 scholarly essays in this collection examine the show's most compelling elements. Topics covered include vintage television, the search for... -
Playboy Laughs: The Comedy, Comedians, and Cartoons of Playboy by Patty Farmer 9780825308437
RRP: £24.95£20.87Following her success with Playboy Swings , Patty Farmer looks at Playboy's relationship with comedians and cartoonists in her new book Playboy Laughs . Playboy Laughs invites readers onto the sets of the organization's groundbreaking TV shows, ... -
Practicing the City: Early Modern London on Stage by Nina Levine 9780823267873
RRP: £23.99£20.84In late-sixteenth-century London, the commercial theaters undertook a novel experiment, fueling a fashion for plays that trafficked in the contemporary urban scene. But beyond the stage's representing the everyday activities of the expanding metropolis,... -
Of Elephants and Toothaches: Ethics, Politics, and Religion in Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Decalogue' by Eva Badowska 9780823267101
RRP: £85.00£73.81This collection is the first to offer a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to Krzysztof Kieslowski's Decalogue, a ten-film cycle of modern tales that touch on the ethical dilemmas of the Ten Commandments. The cycle's deft handling of moral ambiguity... -
Broadcasting Modernity: Cuban Commercial Television, 1950-1960 by Yeidy M. Rivero 9780822358596
RRP: £92.00£79.77The birth and development of commercial television in Cuba in the 1950s occurred alongside political and social turmoil. In this period of dramatic swings encompassing democracy, a coup, a dictatorship, and a revolution, television functioned as a beacon... -
Tabloid Culture: Trash Taste, Popular Power, and the Transformation of American Television by Kevin Glynn 9780822325697
RRP: £23.99£20.84During the latter half of the 1980s and throughout the 1990s, television talk shows, infotainment news, and screaming supermarket headlines became ubiquitous in America as the "tabloidization" of the nation's media took hold. In Tabloid Culture Kevin... -
Mad Men, Mad World: Sex, Politics, Style, and the 1960s by Lauren M. E. Goodlad 9780822354024
RRP: £107.00£92.95Since the show's debut in 2007, Mad Men has invited viewers to immerse themselves in the lush period settings, ruthless Madison Avenue advertising culture, and arresting characters at the center of its 1960s fictional world. Mad Men, Mad World is a... -
Recycled Stars: Female Film Stardom in the Age of Television and Video by Mary R. Desjardins 9780822357896
RRP: £97.00£84.03The popularity of television in postwar suburban America had a devastating effect on the traditional Hollywood studio system. Yet many aging Hollywood stars used television to revive their fading careers. In Recycled Stars, Mary R. Desjardins examines... -
Screening Culture, Viewing Politics: An Ethnography of Television, Womanhood, and Nation in Postcolonial India by Purnima Mankekar 9780822323907
RRP: £27.99£24.54In Screening Culture, Viewing Politics Purnima Mankekar presents a cutting-edge ethnography of television-viewing in India. With a focus on the responses of upwardly-mobile, yet lower-to-middle class urban women to state-sponsored entertainment serials,... -
The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom by Tison Pugh 9780813591728
RRP: £134.00£116.46The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom examines the evasive depictions of sexuality in domestic and family-friendly sitcoms. Tison Pugh charts the history of increasing sexual depiction in this genre while also unpacking how sitcoms use... -
Global TV: Exporting Television and Culture in the World Market by Denise D. Bielby 9780814799420
RRP: £25.99£22.49A reporter for the Los Angeles Times once noted that "I Love Lucy is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a day." That Lucy's madcap antics can be watched anywhere at any time is thanks to television syndication, a booming global... -
Global TV: Exporting Television and Culture in the World Market by Denise D. Bielby 9780814799413
RRP: £76.00£35.22A reporter for the Los Angeles Times once noted that "I Love Lucy is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a day." That Lucy's madcap antics can be watched anywhere at any time is thanks to television syndication, a booming... -
Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture by Susan Murray 9780814756874
RRP: £80.00£69.96Survivor. The Bachelor. Extreme Makeover. Big Brother. Joe Millionaire. American Idol. The Osbournes. It is virtually impossible to turn on a television without coming across some sort of reality programming. Yet, while this genre has rapidly moved from... -
Heartland TV: Prime Time Television and the Struggle for U.S. Identity by Victoria E. Johnson 9780814742938
RRP: £25.99£22.49Winner of the 2009 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award The Midwest of popular imagination is a "Heartland" characterized by traditional cultural values and mass market dispositions. Whether cast positively -; as... -
Nickelodeon Nation: The History, Politics, and Economics of America's Only TV Channel for Kids by Heather Hendershot 9780814736524
RRP: £25.99£22.49Nickelodeon is the highest rated daytime channel in the country, and its cultural influence has grown at an astounding pace. Why are Nickelodeon shows so popular? How are they developed and marketed? And where do they fit in the economic picture of the... -
MTV and Teen Pregnancy: Critical Essays on 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom by Letizia Guglielmo 9780810891692
RRP: £95.00£83.12In 2009, 16 and Pregnant premiered on MTV, closely followed by the spinoffs Teen Mom and Teen Mom 2. Because of their controversial portrayals of teenage mothers, the shows have received ongoing media attention. While some argue that the programs could... -
Black, White, and in Color: Television and Black Civil Rights by Sasha Torres 9780691016573
RRP: £35.00£31.73This book examines the representation of blackness on television at the height of the southern civil rights movement and again in the aftermath of the Reagan-Bush years. In the process, it looks carefully at how television's ideological projects with... -
Television Rewired: The Rise of the Auteur Series by Martha P. Nochimson 9780292759442
RRP: £85.00£74.21In 1990, American television experienced a seismic shift when Twin Peaks premiered, eschewing formulaic plots and clear lines between heroes and villains. This game-changing series inspired a generation of show creators to experiment artistically,... -
The Meaning of Commercial Television: The Texas-Stanford Seminar, 1966 by Stanley T. Donner 9780292731813
RRP: £16.99£15.07Commercial television deserves praise for its many achievements, but since its earliest days, almost everyone has agreed that it is also open to many criticisms. The Texas-Stanford Seminars, made possible by a grant from TV Guide magazine, were intended... -
#WWE: Professional Wrestling in the Digital Age by Dru Jeffries 9780253044907
RRP: £67.00£57.77The millions of fans who watch World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) programs each year are well aware of their role in building the narrative of the sport. #WWE: Professional Wrestling in the Digital Age explores the intersections between media,... -
Media in Postapartheid South Africa: Postcolonial Politics in the Age of Globalization by Sean Jacobs 9780253025319
RRP: £72.00£62.00In Media in Postapartheid South Africa, author Sean Jacobs turns to media politics and the consumption of media as a way to understand recent political developments in South Africa and their relations with the African continent and the world. Jacobs... -
Television and New Media Audiences by Ellen Seiter 9780198711414
£48.81Why is talk about television forbidden at certain schools? Why does a mother feel guilty about watching Star Trek in front of her four-year-old child? Why would retired men turn to daytime soap operas for entertainment? Cliches about television mask the... -
New Patterns in Global Television: Peripheral Vision by John Sinclair 9780198711230
£44.71Over recent decades, the flow of television programmes and services between nations has prompted concerns about `Cultural Imperialism', the idea that the powerful metropolitan nations at the centre of the world system are breaking down the integrity and... -
The Aesthetics of Television by Gunhild Agger 9788773076231
RRP: £13.00£11.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788773076231Author Gunhild AggerFormat HardbackPage Count 396Imprint Aalborg UniversitetsforlagPublisher Aarhus University PressWeight(grams) 893g -
Big Brother International by Ernest Mathijs 9781904764182
RRP: £22.00£17.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904764182Author Ernest MathijsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 552gDimensions(mm) 231mm *... -
Stephen King on the Small Screen by Mark Browning 9781841504124
RRP: £23.95£22.82This book is the first written by a film specialist to consider Stephen King's television work in its own right, and rejects previous attempts to make the films and books fit rigid thematic categories. Browning examines what makes a written or visual... -
Television and Criticism by Solange Davin 9781841501475
RRP: £28.95£28.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841501475Author Solange DavinFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Intellect BooksPublisher Intellect Books -
Broadcast in the US: Foreign TV Series Brought to America by Vincent Terrace 9781538156087
RRP: £39.00£36.47A fun and accessible guide to foreign television series that were later broadcast in or adapted for the US, including popular favorites such as The Office and Doctor Who. In Broadcast in the US: Foreign TV Series Brought to America, Vincent Terrace... -
The New Gay for Pay: The Sexual Politics of American Television Production by Julia Himberg 9781477313596
RRP: £81.00£70.41Television conveys powerful messages about sexual identities, and popular shows such as Will & Grace, Ellen, Glee, Modern Family, and The Fosters are often credited with building support for gay rights, including marriage equality. At the same time,... -
Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History by Elana Levine 9781478007661
RRP: £103.00£89.54Since the debut of These Are My Children in 1949, the daytime television soap opera has been foundational to the history of the medium as an economic, creative, technological, social, and cultural institution. In Her Stories, Elana Levine draws on...