How to watch television
"We all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than simply evaluating the merits of a particular show and deeming it 'good' or 'bad.' Rather, criticism uses the close examination of a television program to explore that prog…
"The representation of Indian Americans as foreign terrorists and as citizens who speak with an American accent comprise a major plot point in Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. In American media, South Asians vacillate between being cast as racially foreign while simu…
"Black Television Travels explores the globalization of African American television and the way in which foreign markets, programming strategies, and viewer preferences have influenced portrayals of African Americans on the small screen. Television executives have been notorious…
Introduction -- Previous research -- What is tv dialogue like? -- What tv screenwriters know about dialogue -- What audiences know about dialogue -- Dialogue as social interaction -- Dialogue, character and social cognition -- Dialogue and dramatic meaning : life on Mars -- Hous…
When we watch and listen to actors speaking lines that have been written by someone else the illusion of 'people talking' is strong. 'Television Dramatic Dialogue' examines, from an applied sociolinguistic perspective, and with reference to television, the particular kind of art…
When we watch and listen to actors speaking lines that have been written by someone else the illusion of 'people talking' is strong. 'Television Dramatic Dialogue' examines, from an applied sociolinguistic perspective, and with reference to television, the particular kind of art…
Opera and video: technology and spectatorship
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This is the first full-length study of the screenwriter Troy Kennedy Martin, whose work for film and television includes Z Cars, The Italian Job, Kelly?s Heroes, The Sweeney, Reilly? Ace of Spies and Edge of Darkness. With a career spanning six decades, Troy Kennedy Martin has s…
"Through analyses of various mediums, this volume explores how the horror genre affects the mind and body of the spectator. By examining how these diverse media generate medium-specific corporeal and sensory responses, it reveals how the sensorium interweaves sensory and intelle…
"As state control of private life in China has loosened since 1980, citizens have experienced an unprecedented family revolution ... an overhaul of family structure, marital practices, and gender relationships. While the nuclear family has become a privileged realm of romance an…
The Sitcom explores the production, viewership, and script of this popular genre, drawing on a range of examples and case studies in order to map its characteristics, social significance, and guilty pleasures. Brett Mills takes a global approach, examining international examples…
The Sitcom explores the production, viewership, and script of this popular genre, drawing on a range of examples and case studies in order to map its characteristics, social significance, and guilty pleasures. Brett Mills takes a global approach, examining international examples…