Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture

by Jason Mittell

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Genre and Television proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural categories, offering a set of in-depth historical and critical examinations to explore five key aspects of television genre: history, industry, audience, text, and genre mixing. Drawing on well-known television programs from Dragnet to The Simpsons, this book provides a new model of genre historiography and illustrates how genres are at work within nearly every facet...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415969034

ISBN13:9780415969031

Release Date:July 2004

Publisher:Routledge

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Communication & Journalism Communication & Media Studies Communications Film & Television General Broadcasting Humor & Entertainment Media Studies Performing Arts Politics & Social Sciences Radio Skills Social Science Social Sciences Television Textbooks

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