| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 290 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Television truths (Argumentation of TV) -- Part I: Is TV True? (Epistemology of TV) -- The value chain of meaning -- Public address systems: time, space, and frequency -- Television and globalization -- Part II: Is TV a Polity? (Ethics/Politics of TV) -- Television, nation, and indigenous media -- A television republic? -- Reality and the Plebiscite -- Part III: Is TV Beautiful? (Aesthetics of TV) -- From a "Wandering Booby" to a Field of Cows: the television Live Event -- Shakespeare, Big Brother, and the Taming of the Self -- Sync or swim? Plebiscitary sport and synchronized voting -- Part IV: What Can TV Be? (Metaphysics of TV) -- "Laughs and Legends" or the furniture that glows? Television as history -- Television in knowledge paradigms |
| Summary |
"Television. Love it or hate it, watching it is still the most popular pastime ever. It reflects and shapes our knowledge of contemporary life across the economic, political, social, and cultural spectrum, and yet TV is still among the most criticized phenomena of modern life." "This book, written by one of television's experts, invites us to explore television's most controversial coverage and fascinating aspects: TV citizenship, live TV, "plebiscitary" shows, reality TV, synchronized sports, and TV's own history. At a time of unprecedented change in technologies and business plans, Hartley explores television's evolving place and transforming role in our knowledge-based society." -- BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Television broadcasting -- Social aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0470693355 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470693353 (electronic bk.) |
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(paperback; alk. paper) |
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(hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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(paperback; alk. paper) |
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(hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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