{"product_id":"a-companion-to-television-hardback-9781119269434","title":"A Companion to Television (Hardback) 9781119269434","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Television\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJanet Wasko (Edited by), J Wasko (Author), Eileen R. Meehan (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119269434, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 February 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e532 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17 x 3.3 cm, 1.089 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest edition of the acclaimed volume on television studies, featuring new original essays from leading scholars in the field\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough the digital age has radically altered the media and communications landscape worldwide, television continues to play a significant part of our lives. From its earliest beginnings through to the present day, television and its influence has been the subject of extensive study, critique, and analysis. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Television \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together contributions from prominent international scholars comprising a wide range of perspectives on the medium. Original essays define television in its current state, explore why it is still relevant, survey the ways in which television has been studied, discuss how television has changed, and consider what television might look like in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition, this compendium includes fresh chapters that cover technological changes affecting television, contemporary approaches to understanding television audiences, new programming trends and developments, and more. Addressing nine key areas of television studies, such as industry, genres, programs, and audiences, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003eoffers readers a balanced, well-rounded, integrative approach to scholarship in the field. This volume: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides overviews of extensive original research from leading scholars and theorists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines television’s development and significance in various regions of the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes national and regional outlines of television around the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures theoretical overviews of various critical approaches to television studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores historical, economic, institutional, political, and cultural issues studied by media scholars \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting diverse perspectives on topics ranging from television advertising to satirical representations of the industry, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Television, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for those in undergraduate courses in television studies, as well as in general media studies and communications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Figures xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanet Wasko and Eileen R. Meehan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Theoretical Overview 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Critical Perspectives on Television from the Frankfurt School to the Politics of Representation 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDoug Kellner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III History 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Our TV Heritage: Tracing the Logics of the Television Archive 41\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynn Spigel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Locating the Televisual in Golden Age Television 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaren J. Deming and Deborah V. Tudor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Past is Now Present Onscreen: Television, History, and Collective Memory 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary R. Edgerton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Industry 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Broadcasting in the Age of Netflix: When the Market is Master 107\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSylvia Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Audiovisual Industry and the Structural Factors of the Television Crisis 129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiuseppe Richeri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Netflix, Inc. and Online Television 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJane Shattuc\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Television Advertising: Texts, Political Economy, and Ideology 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew P. McAllister and Lars Stoltzfus‐Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Contested Connections: Public Broadcasting and Culture in Common 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGraham Murdock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Genres 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Reality TV: Performances and Audiences 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnette Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Revisiting the Trade in Television News 221\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Calabrese and Christopher C. Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Twitter Watchers: The Care and Feeding of Cable News Flow in the Age of Trump 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah L. Jaramillo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Television and Sports 265\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael R. Real and William M. Kunz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Programs 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 \u003ci\u003e30 Rock \u003c\/i\u003eand the Satirical Representation of the Television Industry 287\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLauren Bratslavsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Nothing New Under the Sun: The Reimplementation of 80s Sitcom Tropes in NBC’s \u003ci\u003eThis is Us \u003c\/i\u003e307\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNovotny Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Audiences 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Children and Television: A Special Audience for a Special Medium 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDafna Lemish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Watching Television: A Political Economic Approach 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEileen R. 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