Thinking Outside the Box by Gary R Edgerton

Thinking Outside the Box by Gary R Edgerton

Thinking Outside the Box brings together some of the best and most challenging scholarship about TV genres, exploring their genesis, their functions and development, and the interaction of disparate genres. The authors argue that genre is a process rather than a static category and that it signifies much about the people who produce and watch the shows. In addition to considering traditional genres such as sitcoms, soap operas, and talk shows, the contributors explore new hybrids, including reality programs, teen-oriented science fiction, and quality dramas, and examine how many of these shows have taken on a global reach. Identifying historical continuities and envisioning possible trends, this is the richest and most current study of how television genres form, operate, and change.

This work is first-rate and ideal for an introductory course in television studiesIt offers considerable breadth and sufficient depth for the student to gain a general overview of television and a sense of how television can be analyzed. - Journal of Popular Culture ""As a teacher of a media-history criticism course, I find this book to be an important tool in framing genre study."" - Television Quarterly

Gary R. Edgerton, professor and chair of the communication and theatre arts department at Old Dominion University, is the author or editor of numerous books, including The Essential HBO Reader. Brian G. Rose teaches at Fordham University and is editor of TV Genres and author of multiple books.

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ISBN 13	9780813191942
ISBN 10	0813191947
Titel	Thinking Outside the Box
Autor	Gary R Edgerton
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	The University Press of Kentucky
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-11-07
Seitenanzahl	376
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