Uses of Television

by John Hartley

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How does television function within society? Why have both its programmes and its audiences been so widely denigrated? Taking inspiration from Richard Hoggarts classic study The Uses of Literacy, John Hartleys new book is a lucid defence of the place of television in our lives, and of the usefulness of television studies.
Hartley re-conceptualizes television as a transmodern medium, capable of reuniting government, education and media, and of creating...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415085098

ISBN13:9780415085090

Release Date:February 1999

Publisher:Routledge

Length:260 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

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

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