An Introduction to Television Studies
3rd Edition
Published on 31. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-0-415-59817-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this comprehensive textbook, now updated for its third edition, Jonathan Bignell provides students with a framework for understanding the key concepts and main approaches to Television Studies, including audience research, television history and broadcasting policy, and the analytical study of individual programmes.
Features include:
a glossary of key terms
key terms defined in margins
suggestions for further reading
activities/assignments for use in class
New and updated case studies feature:
'Every Home Needs a Harvey' ad
approaches to news reporting
television scheduling
CSI Crime Scene Investigation
animated cartoon series
Individual chapters address: studying television, television histories, television cultures, television texts and narratives, television genres and formats, television production, television and quality, television realities, television you can't see, television audiences, beyond television.
Features include:
a glossary of key terms
key terms defined in margins
suggestions for further reading
activities/assignments for use in class
New and updated case studies feature:
'Every Home Needs a Harvey' ad
approaches to news reporting
television scheduling
CSI Crime Scene Investigation
animated cartoon series
Individual chapters address: studying television, television histories, television cultures, television texts and narratives, television genres and formats, television production, television and quality, television realities, television you can't see, television audiences, beyond television.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the first and second edition:"A wonderfully ambitious and clear introduction to television studies for the undergraduate reader." Gill Branston, University of Cardiff, and co-author of The Media Student's Book
"An excellent introduction to television studies, with helpful accounts of key concepts tied to some engaging discussions of recent shows." David Gauntlett, University of Bournemouth and author of Media, Gender and Identity
"I have no doubt that this work will become a must for all students wishing to study the new and growing discipline of television studies." Paul Rixon, University of Surrey, Roehampton
"...destined to feature prominently on every television student's preparatory reading wish-list." Deborah Jermyn, University of Surrey, Roehampton and co-editor of Understanding Reality Television
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
67 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
67 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-59817-0 (9780415598170)
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Person
Jonathan Bignell is Professor of Television and Film at the University of Reading. He is the author of Beckett on Screen: The Television Plays, Media Semiotics: An Introduction, Big Brother: Reality TV in the Twenty-first Century and Postmodern Media Culture, and co-author of The Television Handbook, 2nd edition. He is the editor of Writing and Cinema, and joint editor of Popular Television Drama and British Television Drama: Past, Present and Future.
Content
1. Studying Television 2. Television Histories 3. Television Cultures 4. Television Texts and Narratives 5. Television Genres and Formats 6. Television Production 7. Television and Quality 8. Television Realities 9. Television You Can't See 10. Television Audiences 11. Beyond Television