Thinking Through Television

ISBN-13: 9780521585774 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 270 str.

Ron Lembo; Steven Seidman; Jeffrey C. Alexander

Opis

This original and engaging book investigates American television viewing habits as a distinct cultural form. Based on an empirical study of the day-to-day use of television by working people, it develops a unique theoretical approach integrating cultural sociology, postmodernism and the literature of media effects to explore the way in which people give meaning to their viewing practices. Accessibly written and at the cutting edge of cultural studies and television research, this book is essential reading for students and academics in cultural studies, television research, media and communication studies.

Recenzje

"Lembo artfully and skillfully makes his case... His findings affirm just how complicated television viewing actually is, and how nuanced analysts should be when studying it." Denise D. Bielby, Contemporary Sociology

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Conceptions of Television Use: 1. Social theory; 2. Social science; 3. Cultural studies; Part II. Reconceptualising Television Use: 4. Sociality and the problem of the subject; 5. Components of a viewing culture; Part III. Documenting the Viewing Culture: 6. Methodology and the turn to television; 7. The practice of viewing; 8. A typology of use; Conclusion: the politics of television reconsidered.