American Television: New Directions in History and Theory
- ISBN-10
- 1138990396
- ISBN-13
- 9781138990395
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-01-21
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Nick Browne
Description
This work brings together writings on television published in "Quarterly Review of Film and Video, " from essays by Nick Browne and Beverle Houston to the latest historical and critical research. It considers television's economics, technologies, forms and audiences from a cultural perspective that links history, theory and criticism. The authors address several key issues: the formative period in American television history; the relation between television's political economy and its cultural forms; gender and melodrama; and new technologies such as video games and camcorders. Originally published in 1993.
