Reading Television 2e (New Accents) - Softcover

Fiske, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415323533 ISBN 13: 9780415323536

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

How is it that television has come to play such an important role in our culture? What, in fact, does it tell us, and how are its messages conveyed? What is it we find so satisfying in the format of television police series, or in quiz or sports programmes, that we enjoy watching them again and again? Reading Television was the book that first pushed 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 who has access to a television set to produce illuminating analyzes not only of the programmes themselves, but also of the culture which produces them. In this edition, Hartley reflects on the development of television studies since the publication of this enormously influential book, and updated suggestions. His new foreword both underlines and ensures the continuing relevance of this foundational text, which provides the ideal entry into an area of study crucial for anyone interested in contemporary culture.

About this title

Review:

"The New Accents titles are of the highest interest for literary theory and general editor Terence Hawkes represents a guarantee."

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0415323533
• ISBN 13: 9780415323536
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 200