Television: The Critical View - Softcover

Newcomb, Horace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195085280 ISBN 13: 9780195085280

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1994

Synopsis

This anthology has been designed for courses in television criticism, media and society and broadcasting. It focuses on humanistic analysis and draws from the history of the media, reception studies, international studies, postmodernist theory, and the study of individual television programmes. The 5th edition contains many new essays, covering such current topics as the serial narrative, the activities of production companies like MTM, and new production techniques.

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Review

"Television: The Critical View. . . stands as a monument to and history of the growth and acceptance of television criticism in American culture. . . . The seventh edition continues to offer readings from a variety of approaches while also acknowledging the growing international nature of television criticism."--Judith E. Smith, St. Norbert College"The essays establish the current state of the academic discourse in television criticism and the most important developments in the discipline. Newcomb's approach brings together the best scholarship, writing, and overall clarity to the comprehensive field of television criticism."--Elliot Gaines, Wright State University"The book draws upon diverse disciplines within the humanities, reflecting the real interdisciplinary origins of media studies."--Shelly McGinnis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"This volume has served as the centerpiece of television studies for years, with its essays defining the scope and depth of the field, and framed many pedagogical strategies through its selection of essays."--Jason Mittell, Middlebury College

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Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195085280
• ISBN 13: 9780195085280
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 648