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Reading television

Author: John Fiske; John Hartley
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Series: New accents (Routledge (Firm))
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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"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,
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John Fiske; John Hartley
ISBN: 0415323533 9780415323536 0415323525 9780415323529
OCLC Number: 51965863
Description: xxii, 176 p. ; 20 cm.
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?
Series Title: New accents (Routledge (Firm))
Responsibility: John Fiske and John Hartley ; with a new foreword by John Hartley.
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Using the tools and techniques in this volume, it is possible for everyone with a TV set to analyse not only the programmes themselves, but also the culture which produces them. In this edition, John  Read more...

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'This understanding of television is not a simple analysis but it is an extremely rich and convincing one. And in putting it forward the authors provide much of the necessary theory that anyone who Read more...

 
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