The Ideological Octopus by Justin Lewis
Originally published in 1991, this introduction to studying the television audience discusses developments in semiology and cultural studies and their contribution to our understanding of the power of television.
How, in the most precise and intricate sense, does television influence the way we think about the world? What ideological role does it play in contemporary culture? Does TV control us or do we control it? This insightful book assesses the progress in responding to these questions and offers some answers of its own. In the 1980s, with the emergence of semiology and cultural studies in particular, there were a number of significant theoretical developments in our understanding of television's power of which this book provides an overview while also incorporating traditional approaches. It suggests that television influences us ambiguously and unpredictably, depending upon who we are and how we think. Ambiguity does not blunt television's power, it simply diversifies it into a very modern kind of omnipotence. Employing two major qualitative audience studies, this impressive study illustrates its argument with findings that are both unexpected and disturbing.
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Televising Democracies
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Television News and the Elderly
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The Use and Abuse of Television
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The Language of Television
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American Television
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Videology and Utopia
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Black Women in Television
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Television and Social Behavior
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Remote Control
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Cable Television and the Future of Broadcasting
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Television and the Aggressive Child
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China Turned On
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138989443 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138989444 |
| Title | The Ideological Octopus |
| Author | Justin Lewis |
| Series | Routledge Library Editions: Television |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2015-11-26 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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