How To Watch Television / ed. by Ethan Thompson, Jason Mittell.
Acham, Christine, contributor.; Ahn, Jiwon, contributor.; Alsultany, Evelyn, contributor.; Amaya, Hector, contributor.; Aslinger, Ben, contributor.; Banks, Miranda J., contributor.; Baym, Geoffrey, contributor.; Becker, Christine, contributor.; Becker, Ron, contributor.; Butler, Jeremy G., contributor.; Douglas, Susan J., contributor.; Gottert, Colby, contributor.; Gray, Jonathan, contributor.; Gurney, David, contributor.; Haggins, Bambi L., contributor.; Hendershot, Heather, contributor.; Hills, Matt, contributor.; Holt, Jennifer, contributor.; Jenkins, Henry, contributor.; Johnson, Victoria E., contributor.; Jones, Jeffrey P., contributor.; Kompare, Derek, contributor.; Kosnik, Abigail De, contributor.; Levine, Elana, contributor.; Lotz, Amanda D., contributor.; Marcus, Daniel, contributor.; Marx, Nick, contributor.; Miller, Quinn, contributor.; Mittell, Jason, contributor.; Mittell, Jason, editor.; Murray, Noel, contributor.; Newman, Michael Z., contributor.; Ouellette, Laurie, contributor.; O'Sullivan, Sean, contributor.; Pearson, Roberta, contributor.; Petersen, Anne Helen, contributor.; Polan, Dana, contributor.; Sandler, Kevin, contributor.; Sconce, Jeffrey, contributor.; Scott, Suzanne, contributor.; Stein, Louisa, contributor.; Thompson, Ethan, contributor.; Thompson, Ethan, editor.
2013
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Title
How To Watch Television / ed. by Ethan Thompson, Jason Mittell.
ISBN
9780814729465
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814729465.001.0001
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
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In English.
Description
1 online resource : 62 black and white illustrations
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814729465.001.0001 doi
Call Number
PN1992.3.U5 ǂb H79 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.45/70973
Summary
Examines social and cultural phenomena through the lens of different television showsWe all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than simply evaluating the merits of a particular show and deeming it 'good' or 'bad.' Rather, criticism uses the close examination of a television program to explore that program's cultural significance, creative strategies, and its place in a broader social context.How to Watch Television brings together forty original essays from today's leading scholars on television culture, writing about the programs they care (and think) the most about. Each essay focuses on a particular television show, demonstrating one way to read the program and, through it, our media culture. The essays model how to practice media criticism in accessible language, providing critical insights through analysis-suggesting a way of looking at TV that students and interested viewers might emulate. The contributors discuss a wide range of television programs past and present, covering many formats and genres, spanning fiction and non-fiction, broadcast and cable, providing a broad representation of the programs that are likely to be covered in a media studies course. While the book primarily focuses on American television, important programs with international origins and transnational circulation are also covered.Addressing television series from the medium's earliest days to contemporary online transformations of television, How to Watch Television is designed to engender classroom discussion among television critics of all backgrounds.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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text file PDF
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)
Added Author
Acham, Christine, contributor.
Ahn, Jiwon, contributor.
Alsultany, Evelyn, contributor.
Amaya, Hector, contributor.
Aslinger, Ben, contributor.
Banks, Miranda J., contributor.
Baym, Geoffrey, contributor.
Becker, Christine, contributor.
Becker, Ron, contributor.
Butler, Jeremy G., contributor.
Douglas, Susan J., contributor.
Gottert, Colby, contributor.
Gray, Jonathan, contributor.
Gurney, David, contributor.
Haggins, Bambi L., contributor.
Hendershot, Heather, contributor.
Hills, Matt, contributor.
Holt, Jennifer, contributor.
Jenkins, Henry, contributor.
Johnson, Victoria E., contributor.
Jones, Jeffrey P., contributor.
Kompare, Derek, contributor.
Kosnik, Abigail De, contributor.
Levine, Elana, contributor.
Lotz, Amanda D., contributor.
Marcus, Daniel, contributor.
Marx, Nick, contributor.
Miller, Quinn, contributor.
Mittell, Jason, contributor.
Mittell, Jason, editor.
Murray, Noel, contributor.
Newman, Michael Z., contributor.
Ouellette, Laurie, contributor.
O'Sullivan, Sean, contributor.
Pearson, Roberta, contributor.
Petersen, Anne Helen, contributor.
Polan, Dana, contributor.
Sandler, Kevin, contributor.
Sconce, Jeffrey, contributor.
Scott, Suzanne, contributor.
Stein, Louisa, contributor.
Thompson, Ethan, contributor.
Thompson, Ethan, editor.
Series
User's Guides to Popular Culture ; ; 2
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New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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print 9780814745311
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. TV Form
1. Homicide
2. House
3. Life on Mars
4. Mad Men
5. Nip/Tuck
6. Phineas & Ferb
7. The Sopranos
8. Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!
II. TV Representations
9. 24
10. The Amazing Race
11. The Cosby Show
12. The Dick Van Dyke Show
13. Eva Luna
14. Glee/House Hunters International
15. Grey's Anatomy
16. Jersey Shore
III. TV Politics
17. 30 Days
18. America's Next Top Model
19. Family Guy
20. Fox & Friends
21. M*A*S*H
22. Parks and Recreation
23. Star Trek
24. The Wonder Years
IV. TV Industry
25. Entertainment Tonight
26. I Love Lucy
27. Modern Family
28. Monday Night Football
29. NYPD Blue
30. Onion News Network
31. The Prisoner
32. The Twilight Zone
V. TV Practices
33. Auto-Tune the News
34. Battlestar Galactica
35. Everyday Italian
36. Gossip Girl
37. It's Fun to Eat
38. One Life to Live
39. Samurai Champloo
40. The Walking Dead
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