2nd Edition

Reading Television

By John Fiske, John Hartley Copyright 2004
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

Reading Television was the first book to push the boundaries of television studies beyond the insights offered by cultural studies and textual analysis, creating a vibrant new field of study. Using the tools and techniques in this book, it is possible for everyone with a television set to analyze both the programmes, and the culture which produces them. In this edition, Hartley reflects on... Read more
General Editor’s Preface, Foreword: ‘Reading’ television studies, 1 ‘Reading’ television, 2 Content analysis, 3 The signs of television, 4 The codes of television, 5 The functions of television, 6 Bardic television, 7 Audiences, 8 The modes of television, 9 Dance, 10 Competition, 11 Television realism, 12 A policeman’s lot, Conclusion: something completely different?, References, Further Reading, Index

Biography

John Fiske was previously Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
John Hartley is Dean of the Creative Industries Faculty at the Queensland Institute of Technology, Australia.