Research Catalog

Title

Reading television / John Fiske, John Hartley ; with a new foreword by John Hartley.

Author

Fiske, John

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

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Additional Authors

Hartley, John, 1948-

Description

xxii, 176 p. : ill.; 20 cm.

Summary

• "How is it that television has come to play such an important role in our culture? What does TV tell us, and how do we make sense of its content? How does what's on telly relate to the culture of the people watching it? What is it that we find so satisfying in the format of TV crime shows, or in quiz or sports programmes, that we enjoy watching them again and again? Reading Television addresses these questions, providing a sympathetic but systematic method of analysis from which critical readings of television can be made."
• "The book's overall approach - recognizable now as cultural studies - became widely influential when Reading Television was first published in 1978, and it continues to shape the field internationally. In this edition, John Hartley reflects on the development of television studies since then and provides invaluable new suggestions for further reading. His fascinating foreword both underlines and ensures the continuing relevance of this foundational text, which provides the ideal entry point for anyone wanting to understand the place of television within contemporary culture."--Jacket.

Series Statement

New accents

Uniform Title

New accents (Routledge (Firm))

Subject

• Television criticism
• Television broadcasting > Social aspects
• Books and reading

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-168) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword: 'Reading' television studies -- 'Reading' television -- Content analysis -- The signs of television -- The codes of television -- The functions of television -- Bardic television -- Audiences -- The modes of television -- Dance -- Competition -- Television realism -- A policeman's lot -- Conclusion: Something completely different?

ISBN

• 0415323533 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0415323525 (hard. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2003007198

OCLC

51965863

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library