In this illuminating book, David S. Silverman assesses four controversial television programs from the perspective of media history, assessing the censorship present at all four networks and the political and intellectual inertia it produces in broadcast television. Beginning with "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" in the sixties, the author also examines "The Richard Pryor Show", "TV Nation", and "Politically Incorrect". Drawing on firsthand accounts by the writers, producers, and performers of these programs, Silverman offers an unbiased view of the ways in which censorship, sponsor...
In this illuminating book, David S. Silverman assesses four controversial television programs from the perspective of media history, assessing the cen...
Over the last century, the medium of animation has served as an expression of childhood as well as a method of subverting the expectations of what society has promised for the future. Separated into three parts, this work assembles various explorations of taste, culture and passion through animation. Section I features essays that outline the historical changes in art and society that gave rise to an outsider culture that found a home in animation. In the second section, essays examine the practical use of animation as a voice for the underserved. Finally, in Section III, essays analyze the...
Over the last century, the medium of animation has served as an expression of childhood as well as a method of subverting the expectations of what soc...
