Columbia History of American Television

Informationen zum Autor Gary R. Edgerton is professor and chair of the communication and theater arts department at Old Dominion University in Norfolk! Virginia. He has published eight books and more than seventy book chapters and journal articles on a wide assortment of television and media history topics! and is coeditor of the Journal of Popular Film and Television. In 2004 he received the American Culture Association Governing Board Award for Outstanding Contributions to American Cultural Studies. Klappentext Richly researched and engaging! The Columbia History of American Television tracks the growth of TV into a convergent technology! a global industry! a social catalyst! a viable art form! and a complex and dynamic reflection of the American mind and character. Renowned media historian Gary R. Edgerton follows the technological progress and increasing cultural relevance of television from its prehistory (before 1947) to the Network Era (1948-1975) and the Cable Era (1976-1994). He considers the remodeling of television's look and purpose during World War II; the gender! racial! and ethnic components of its early broadcasts and audiences; its transformation of postwar America; and its function in the political life of the country. In conclusion! Edgerton takes a discerning look at our current Digital Era and the new forms of instantaneous communication that continue to change America's social! political! and economic landscape. Zusammenfassung Richly researched and engaging! The Columbia History of American Television tracks the growth of TV into a convergent technology! a global industry! a social catalyst! a viable art form! and a complex and dynamic reflection of the American mind and character. Renowned media historian Gary R. Edgerton follows the technological progress and increasing cultural relevance of television from its prehistory (before 1947) to the Network Era (1948-1975) and the Cable Era (1976-1994). He considers the remodeling of television's look and purpose during World War II; the gender! racial! and ethnic components of its early broadcasts and audiences; its transformation of postwar America; and its function in the political life of the country. In conclusion! Edgerton takes a discerning look at our current Digital Era and the new forms of instantaneous communication that continue to change America's social! political! and economic landscape. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Going Public1. An Idea Whose Time had Come: Imagining Television - Before 19402. Not Going According to Plan: Remodeling the Tube in a Time of Crisis - 1940-19473. Learning to Live with Television: Technology! Gender! and America's Early TV AudiencesPart II. Becoming National4. Here comes Television: Remaking American Life - 1948-19545. The Halcyon Years: Beyond Anyone's Wildest Dream - 1955-19636. Television and the Presidency: Eisenhower and KennedyPart III. Becoming International7. A Great Awakening: Prime Time for Network Television - 1964-19758. The Sky's the Limit: Satellites! Cable! and the Reinvention of Television - 1976-19919. The Changing Face of Television: Turner Broadcasting SystemPart IV. Becoming Global10. The Business of America is Show Business: U.S. TV in Global Context - 1992-Present11. The Greatest SHow on Earth: The Cosby Show and the Ascent of U.S. Sitcoms in the Global Television Marketplace12. Tune in Locally! Watch Globally: The Future of Television in the Age of the InternetNotesGeneral IndexTelevision Programming Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Gary Edgerton, Gary (Chair Edgerton, Gary R. Edgerton
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.02.2009
• EAN: 9780231121651
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12165-1
• No. of pages: 512
• Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life; Columbia Histories of Modern American Life
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, United States of America, USA, History: specific events and topics, Dance & Other Performing Arts, television; history