200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
