Description
Television Studies: The Key Concepts is the definitive reference guide to an area of rapidly expanding academic interest. Among those aspects of television studies covered in this comprehensive and up-to-date guide are:
- theoretical perspectives which have shaped the study of television - Marxism; semiology; feminism
- concepts which have shaped the study of television - narrative; representation; bias
- television genres - soap opera; news; science fiction
- methods used for understanding television - content analysis; audience research
- relevant social, economic and political phenomena - ownership; social policy.
About the Author
Ben Calvert, Neil Casey, Bernadette Casey, Liam French, Justin Lewis
Reviews
'The quality of the entries... is of high standard. Anyone who wants a primer to TV's key concepts can be confident this book will give them a grounding.'- PoV
Book Information
ISBN 9780415371490
Author Ben Calvert
Format Hardback
Page Count 360
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 830g
