Television Studies - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851708951 ISBN 13: 9780851708959

Publisher: British Film Institute, 2002

Synopsis

This work outlines the theories and approaches to the study of television in an accessible form for students. It is divided into four sections - forms of knowledge, audiences, gender and race. It discusses many television texts including "Star Trek", "Kung Fu" and "Sesame Street".

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This work outlines the theories and approaches to the study of television in an accessible form for students. It is divided into four sections - forms of knowledge, audiences, gender and race. It discusses many television texts including "Star Trek", "Kung Fu", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Xena: Warrior Princess", and "Sesame Street". Key figures, debates and institutions include: cultivational analysis; Pierre Bourdieu; the Frankfurt School; Public Service Broadcasting; pharmaceutical advertising; and first peoples television. It is intended as an authoritative guide to the perspectives and theory available to a central area within media and cultural studies.

About the Author:

TOBY MILLER is Professor of Cultural Studies and Cultural Policy at NYU, the editor of the journal Television& New Media and the author of several publications, including The Avengers (1997) and (as co-author) Global Hollywood (2001).

About this edition

• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0851708951
• ISBN 13: 9780851708959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Miller Toby