| Description |
xxii, 314 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Newcomb, H. Introduction.--Chesebro, J. W. and Hamsher, C. D. Communication, values, and popular television series.--Arlen, M. J. The media dramas of Norman Lear.--Wander, P. Counters in the social drama.--Williams, C. T. It's not so much, "You've come a long way, baby," as "you're gonna make it after all."--Adler, R. Afternoon television.--Roiphe, A. Ma and Pa and John Boy in mythic America.--Dienstfrey, H. Doctors, lawyers & other TV heroes.--Merlman, R. M. Power and community in television.--Berger, A. A. Kung Fu.--Menaker, D. Art and artifice in network news.--Singer, A. Television, window on culture or reflection in the glass?--Sohn, D. interviews Kosinski, J. A nation of videots.--McCray, C. Kaptain Kronkite.--Rosenblatt, R. Residuals on An American family.--Shayon, R. L. Consumers, commercials, and men about town.--Silber, J. R. Television, a personal view.--Adorno, T. W. Telvision and patterns of mass culture.--Schroeder, F. E. H. Video aesthetics and serial art.--Newcomb, H. Toward a television aesthetic.--Tarroni, E. The aesthetics of television |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Television broadcasting -- United States.
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Television criticism -- United States.
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Television criticism.
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| Author |
Newcomb, Horace.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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New Philharmonia Orchestra.
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| LC no. |
75032351 |
| ISBN |
019502026X (paperback) |
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