Quizzing America - Television Game Shows and Popular Culture in the 1950s

The 1950s television game show was a cultural touchstone, reflecting the zeitgeist of a flourishing modern nation. The author explores the iconography of the mid-20th century U.S. in the context of TV watching, game playing and prize winning. The scandals that marred the genre's reputation are revisited, highlighting American's propensity for both gullibility and winking cynicism.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

¿1.¿Radio Daze

¿2.¿Transition

¿3.¿All the Little People

¿4.¿A Nation of Shopkeepers and Worm Farmers

¿5.¿It's News (or History) to Me

¿6.¿There Is Nothing Like a Dame

¿7.¿Sound No Trumpet When Giving Alms

¿8.¿Welcome to the Big Apple

¿9.¿Guess Who's Probably Not Coming to Dinner

10.¿A Beautiful Mosaic (Still Under Construction)

11.¿And Now a Mandate from Our Sponsor ...

12.¿Walpurgisnacht

13.¿Jackpot!

14.¿What's the Matter with Kids Today?

15.¿The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

16.¿All Fall Down

17.¿They Were the Best of Times; They Were the Stupidest of Times

18.¿Future Dark, Future Bright

19.¿A Procession of Game Shows

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Mark Dunn is a veteran playwright, novelist and nonfiction author, and the former public access librarian at the Museum of Television and Radio. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Dunn, Dunn Mark
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.01.2018
• EAN: 9781476665504
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6550-4
• Pagine: 215
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 277 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV; USA, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, c 1950 to c 1959, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, C 1945 To C 1960