Television truths / John Hartley.
| Author/creator | Hartley, John, 1948- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell, Pub., 2008. |
| Description | xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Television truths (Argumentation of TV) -- Part I: Is TV True? (Epistemology of TV) -- The value chain of meaning -- Public address systems: time, space, and frequency -- Television and globalization -- Part II: Is TV a Polity? (Ethics/Politics of TV) -- Television, nation, and indigenous media -- A television republic? -- Reality and the Plebiscite -- Part III: Is TV Beautiful? (Aesthetics of TV) -- From a "Wandering Booby" to a Field of Cows: the television Live Event -- Shakespeare, Big Brother, and the Taming of the Self -- Sync or swim? Plebiscitary sport and synchronized voting -- Part IV: What Can TV Be? (Metaphysics of TV) -- "Laughs and Legends" or the furniture that glows? Televison as history -- Television in knowledge paradigms. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-271) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007014548 |
| ISBN | 9781405169790 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1405169796 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781405169806 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 140516980X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN 1992.6 .H366 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |