| Description |
xvii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Palgrave Entertainment Industries |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Imaginary Worlds: Performing and Sharing Identity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- From Moomba to the Dreaming: Indigenous Australia, Popular Music and Reconciliation / Andrew King -- The Moomba and Beyond -- Aboriginal Musical Promotion in the 1950s and 1960s -- Beyond the Bush -- ̀Settlement Bands' of the 1980s -- Tribal Voice to Mainstream Icons -- 1990s World Music -- Black and Deadly: Indigenous Vibes in the 2000s -- Conclusion: Integrated Indigenous Promotion -- Notes -- References -- Entering The Newsroom: The Sociocultural Value of ̀Semi-Fictional' Entertainment and Popular Communication / Chris Peters -- Popular Entertainment as Catalyst for Political Critique -- The Role of Journalism in Contemporary Society -- Cable News and The Newsroom as Semi-Fictional Entertainment -- Study Recap -- The Newsroom and Public Reflections on Journalism -- Conclusion: Entertainment and Journalism Rethought -- Notes -- References -- |
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Contents note continued: The Pornographication of Entertainment -- Porno Chic as Entertainment -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Filmography -- To Understand the Futures of Film-going, We Must Know Its Histories / Henry Jenkins -- History 1 The History of Exhibition -- History 2 The History of Fandom -- History 3 A History of Transmedia |
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Contents note continued: Narratives and Storytelling -- A Typology of Health Edu-Tainment -- Conclusion -- References -- Talking Miley: The Value of Celebrity Gossip / Sean Redmond -- Research Methodology -- Unruly Desire, Cathartic Affect and the Value of Tweeting -- The Face that Can't be Tamed -- Conclusion -- References -- MasterChef Australia: Educating and Empowering Through Entertainment / Katherine Kirkwood -- The Personalities: Judges, Celebrity Guests, and the Contestants -- Redefining Cooking Demonstration -- The Travelling Advertisement -- From the Raw to the Cooked -- Conclusion -- References -- Public and Private Adolescent Lives: The Educational Value of Entertainment / Sara Cortes -- The Concept of Entertainment -- Avatars, Cyber Drama, Simulation and Virtual Reality -- Identity: Public and Private Lives -- Methodology -- The Workshop and the Required Data -- Results: Analysis and Discussion -- Simulating and Sharing the World Through an Avatar -- |
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Contents note continued: What If ̀Journalism' Is the Problem}: Entertainment and the ̀De-mediatization' of Politics / Stephen Harrington -- The ̀Death' of Journalism -- The Mediatization of Politics -- ̀De-mediatization'? -- Conclusion -- References -- Spoof Videos: Entertainment and Alternative Memory in China / Henry Siling Li -- Airbrushed Out of History -- Memory and Power -- China's Memory Policy -- Little Rabbit, Be Good and the Counter-Narrative -- Grass-Mud Horse and the Subversion of Ideographs -- The Political Value of Spoof Videos -- Notes -- References -- Decoding Memes: Barthes' Punctum, Feminist Standpoint Theory, and the Political Significance of #YesAllWomen / Ryan M. Milner -- #YesAllWomen and the Expansive Meme -- Barthes' Punctum and Memetic Resonance -- Memetic Standpoint Theory -- From #YesAllWomen to Popular Media Texts: Weaving the Threads of the Political Punctum -- References -- |
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Contents note continued: Why I Wasn't Interested in Hitchcock Until I Turned 40: Valuing Films as Entertainment / Alan McKee -- Valuing Hitchcock as Entertainment -- The Aesthetic System of Entertainment -- Does It Have a Good Story? -- Do I have an Emotional Reaction to It? -- Do I Find the Ending to be Satisfying? -- Is It Fun? -- Conclusion: Rescuing Hitchcock the Entertainer -- References -- Fluff, Frivolity, and the Fabulous Samantha Jones: Representations of Public Relations in Entertainment / Stephen Harrington -- The Cultural Contribution of Sex and The City -- Industry and Professional Relationships -- Work and Publicity -- Ease and Lifestyle -- Attitude, Acumen, and Character Complexity -- Gender, Emotionality, and Sex -- Stereotypes, Accuracy, and the Value of Entertainment -- References -- From Deep Throat to Don Jon: The Pornographication of Cinematic Entertainment / Brian McNair -- From ̀Men Only' to Mass Entertainment: The Mainstreaming of Pornography -- |
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Machine generated contents note: How Can We Value Entertainment? And, Why Does It Matter? / Stephen Harrington -- Valuing Entertainment -- Why Entertainment? -- This Book -- Notes -- References -- What Is Entertainment? The Value of Industry Definitions / Christy Collis -- Academic and Policy Definitions -- Industry Definitions -- Entertainment as Audience-Centred Culture -- Entertainment as Commercial Culture -- Conclusion -- References -- From Toyetic to Toyesis: The Cultural Value of Merchandising / Jason Bainbridge -- Toyetics and Paratextuality -- A History of Toys -- Toyetics to Toyesis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Screaming on a Ride to Nowhere: What Roller Coasters Teach Us About Being Human / Malcolm Burt -- Can't Buy a Thrill -- or Can You? -- Paying for Fear in the Era of Terror -- It's Coaster Time! -- Conclusion: Why we Ride -- Notes -- References -- Entertainment for the Mind, Body and Spirit / Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren -- The Roots of ̀Edu-Tainment' -- |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Amusements.
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Recreation.
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| Author |
Harrington, Stephen, editor
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| LC no. |
2017948993 |
| ISBN |
1137472898 |
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9781137472892 |
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