Television Studies

by Toby Miller

Book Overview

This work outlines the theories and approaches to the study of television in an accessible form for students. It is divided into four sections - forms of knowledge, audiences, gender and race. It discusses many television texts including 'Star Trek', 'Kung Fu', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'Xena: Warrior Princess', and 'Sesame Street'. Key figures, debates and institutions include: cultivational analysis; Pierre Bourdieu; the Frankfurt School; Public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851708951
• ISBN13: 9780851708959
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.6"