| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 203 pages) |
| Series |
LEA's communication series |
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LEA's communication series.
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| Contents |
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION: THE TALK SHOW PHENOMENON; CHAPTER 1 TALKING ABOUT TALK: THE ACADEMIC DEBATES; CHAPTER 2 PERFORMING TALK; CHAPTER 3 "NO, YOU RIOTED!": THE PURSUIT OF CONFLICT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF "LAY" AND "EXPERT" DISCOURSES ON KILROY; CHAPTER 4 THE MANY FACES OF WITH MENI: THE HISTORY AND STORIES OF ONE ISRAELI TALK SHOW; CHAPTER 5 "HAS IT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?" TALK SHOW STORIES AS MEDIATED PERFORMANCE; CHAPTER 6 "IT MAKES IT OKAY TO CRY": TWO TYPES OF "THERAPY TALK" IN TV TALK SHOWS |
| Summary |
This study provides a deconstruction of the actual "talk" of television talk shows, and seeks to demonstrate how this "talk" is a dramatic performance: discursive dynamics fed by the host of the show with certain formulaic progress designed to get the audience hyped up |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Talk shows -- United States
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Talk shows -- Great Britain
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Great Britain
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tolson, Andrew
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Baker & Taylor, Inc. Informata
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| LC no. |
00059322 |
| ISBN |
1410600955 |
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9781410600950 |
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1135652287 |
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9781135652289 |
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9786612320705 |
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6612320702 |
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