Consumer culture and TV programming / Robin Andersen.

Author/creator Andersen, Robin
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Westview Press, ©1995.
Descriptionxiv, 306 : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCritical studies in communication and in the cultural industries
Critical studies in communication and in the cultural industries.
Contents Advertising, economics, and the media -- The producers and consumers of Nikes and other products -- Emotional ties that bind: focus groups, psychoanalysis, and consumer culture -- Postmodern theory and consumer culture -- Thirtysomething, lifestyle consumption, and therapy -- The television talk show: from democratic potential to pseudotherapy -- "Cops" on the "Night Beat" -- "Reality"-based police shows -- Issues of social control -- Advertising and the Persian Gulf War -- Democratic talk-show strategies and the competing narratives of the 1992 Presidential Election -- Conclusion: the commercial politics of postmodern television.
Local noteLittle-315397--305131015947$
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.
LCCN 96122452
ISBN0813315417
ISBN0813315425 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PN1992.6 .A55 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold