{"product_id":"watching-television-hermeneutics-reception-and-polular-culture-paperback-softback-9780745616360","title":"Watching Television; Hermeneutics, Reception and Polular Culture (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745616360","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWatching Television\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHermeneutics, Reception and Polular Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTony Wilson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745616360, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 June 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm, 0.369 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\u003eIn contemporary film and television studies, there is a growing concern with the nature of audiences and with the ways in which individuals make sense of the programmes they watch. This book offers an analysis of some of the issues raised by the reception of television programmes. Wilson uses concepts drawn from the philosophical traditions of hermeneutics and phenomenology – concepts such as horizon, identification and life-world – to explore the interaction between programmes and viewers. The result is not only a systematic theoretical account of watching television, but also a set of practical guidelines for the analysis of programmes and contexts of reception. The analysis is illustrated throughout with examples from well-known TV serials and dramas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTelevision - Familiarity and Phenomenology \u003cp\u003eTelevision - Hermeneutics and Horizon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudiences - Constructions of Sense\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViewing and The Veridical Effect\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms of iIentification in Film and Television\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubverting the Veridical Image\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards an \"Epic\" Television\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion - Resisting Television's Familiarity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Film, TV \u0026amp; radio [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Film, TV \u0026amp; radio\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Film,%20TV%20\u0026amp;%20radio%20%5BAP%5D%22\"\u003eAP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406537715992,"sku":"9780745616360","price":17.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745616360.jpg?v=1784139777","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/watching-television-hermeneutics-reception-and-polular-culture-paperback-softback-9780745616360","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}