Television entertainment rules supreme, one of the world’s most important disseminators of information, ideas, and amusement. More than a parade of little figures in a box, it is deeply embedded in everyday life, in how we think, what we think and care about, and who we think and care about it with.
But is television entertainment art? Why do so many love it and so many hate or fear it? Does it offer a window to the world, or images of a fake world? How is it political and how does it address us as citizens? What powers does it hold, and what powers do we have over...
Television entertainment rules supreme, one of the world’s most important disseminators of information, ideas, and amusement. More than a pa...
Everything in your life could suddenly change in 24 hours. It did one day long ago! Now science and ancient documents provide stunning evidence of a world in which everything changed suddenly.
Everything in your life could suddenly change in 24 hours. It did one day long ago! Now science and ancient documents provide stunning evidence of a w...
At last! Concrete evidence of ancient giants who ruled the earth! This cutting edge report answers the questions:
* Were there really humans 12 to 15 feet tall...or bigger? * Have any tools, artifacts or houses of ancient giants ever been found? * Isnt it physically impossible for giants to survive? * Do historical records say anything about ancient giants? * Do the Bible records say anything about ancient giants?
This amazing report presents 97 case histories of GIANT discoveries all over the earth, including some ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS! Also, who were these ancient people...
At last! Concrete evidence of ancient giants who ruled the earth! This cutting edge report answers the questions:
A Companion to Media Authorship offers 28 groundbreaking chapters which investigate the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship. Revitalizing the study within media and cultural studies, this diverse and global collection provides the definitive work on the subject.
Rethinks cultures of authorship and challenges the concept of auteurism across multiple media forms
Moves beyond notions of the individual to focus on how authorship is collaborative, contested, and networked, examining cultures of authorship and the practicalities of how it works
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A Companion to Media Authorship offers 28 groundbreaking chapters which investigate the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship....
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...
We are all fans. Whether we log on to Web sites to scrutinize the latest plot turns in Lost, -stalk- our favorite celebrities on Gawke...
Satirical TV has become mandatory viewing for citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre contemporary state of political life. Shifts in industry economics and audience tastes have re-made television comedy, once considered a wasteland of escapist humor, into what is arguably the most popular source of political critique. From fake news and pundit shows to animated sitcoms and mash-up videos, satire has become an important avenue for processing politics in informative and entertaining ways, and satire TV is now its own thriving, viable television genre.
Satire TV...
Satirical TV has become mandatory viewing for citizens wishing to make sense of the bizarre contemporary state of political life. Shifts in industr...