This is a rich collection of contemporary perspectives on how culture is produced and commodified using current examples from music, television, magazines, sports, and advertising. Incorporating a variety of theoretical frameworks, the book addresses, in addition, issues of social and cultural diversity in readings by key scholars that are accessible and provocative for both students and academics.
This is a rich collection of contemporary perspectives on how culture is produced and commodified using current examples from music, television, magaz...
Jonathan Alan Gray C. Lee Harrington Cornel Sandvoss
We are all fans. Whether we log on to Web sites to scrutinize the latest plot turns in Lost, -stalk- our favorite celebrities on Gawker, attend gaming conventions, or simply wait with bated breath for the newest Harry Potter novel--each of us is a fan. Fandom extends beyond television and film to literature, opera, sports, and pop music, and encompasses both high and low culture.
Fandom brings together leading scholars to examine fans, their practices, and their favorite texts. This unparalleled selection of original essays examines instances across the...
We are all fans. Whether we log on to Web sites to scrutinize the latest plot turns in Lost, -stalk- our favorite celebrities on Gawker
A reporter for the Los Angeles Times once noted that -I Love Lucy is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a day.- That Lucy's madcap antics can be watched anywhere at any time is thanks to television syndication, a booming global marketplace that imports and exports TV shows. Programs from different countries are packaged, bought, and sold all over the world, under the watch of an industry that is extraordinarily lucrative for major studios and production companies.
In Global TV, Denise D. Bielb and C. Lee Harrington seek to understand the...
A reporter for the Los Angeles Times once noted that -I Love Lucy is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a day.- Th...
A reporter for the Los Angeles Times once noted that -I Love Lucy is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a day.- That Lucy's madcap antics can be watched anywhere at any time is thanks to television syndication, a booming global marketplace that imports and exports TV shows. Programs from different countries are packaged, bought, and sold all over the world, under the watch of an industry that is extraordinarily lucrative for major studios and production companies.
In Global TV, Denise D. Bielb and C. Lee Harrington seek to...
A reporter for the Los Angeles Times once noted that -I Love Lucy is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a day....
The soap opera, one of U.S. television's longest-running and most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have been attributed to an increasing number of women working outside the home and to an intensifying competition for viewers' attention from cable and the Internet. Yet, soaps' influence has expanded, with serial narratives becoming commonplace on most prime time TV programs. The Survival of Soap Opera investigates the causes of their dwindling popularity, describes their impact on TV and new media culture, and gleans lessons from their complex history for...
The soap opera, one of U.S. television's longest-running and most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have been attributed to a...
The soap opera, one of U.S. television's longest-running and most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have been attributed to an increasing number of women working outside the home and to an intensifying competition for viewers' attention from cable and the Internet. Yet, soaps' influence has expanded, with serial narratives becoming commonplace on most prime time TV programs. The Survival of Soap Opera investigates the causes of their dwindling popularity, describes their impact on TV and new media culture, and gleans lessons from their complex history for...
The soap opera, one of U.S. television's longest-running and most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have been attributed to a...
The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media consumption at the global level. This book brings together an international collection of critical scholars, both well-established and up-and-coming, from the various academic disciplines that share a common interest in the future study of aging and media. This anthology of original articles integrates aging theory and media studies through a study of core issues including the media's influence on...
The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life,...
