Consumer culture and TV programming / Robin Andersen.
| Author/creator | Andersen, Robin |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, ©1995. |
| Description | xiv, 306 : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical 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 note | Little-315397--305131015947$ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index. |
| LCCN | 96122452 |
| ISBN | 0813315417 |
| ISBN | 0813315425 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1992.6 .A55 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |