TV & Society

Offering a critical introduction into LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) transnational identity in the media, this book examines perform...

Alison Horbury investigates the reprisal of the myth of Persephone - a mother-daughter plot of separation and initiation - in post-feminist televis...

An international team of experts explores how streaming services are disrupting traditional storytelling. The rise of streaming has dramatically tr...

Is reality TV a coherent genre? This book addresses this question by examining the characteristics, contexts and breadth of reality TV through a hi...

The prevalence of loss and mourning, and of charged relationships with parents or parental figures has had a surprising influence on several Americ...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure* Blockbust...

The emergence of male-centered serials such as The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons Of Anarchy and the challenges these characters face in negotiating m...

The emergence of male-centered serials such as The Shield, Rescue Me, and Sons Of Anarchy and the challenges these characters face in negotiating m...

When critics decry the current state of our public discourse, one reliably easy target is television news. It's too dumbed-down, they say; it's no ...

In love with all things Japan or looking to absorb a little Japanese wisdom into your daily life?From the philosophies of ikigai and wabi sabi to k...

The essays in this collection address the German television series Babylon Berlin and explore its unique contribution to contemporary visual cultur...

The Emerald Handbook of Digital Media in Greece: Journalism and Political Communication in Times of Crisis addresses the impact of new technologies...

Premiering in 2006,Ugly Betty, the award-winning US hit show about unglamorous but kind-hearted Betty Suarez (America Ferrera),is the latest incarn...

The way we watch television is changing. While consumption of traditional broadcast television is going down, consumption of non-traditional platfo...

The handbook presents key contributions from scholars worldwide, providing a comprehensive exploration of current trends in media industries from d...

The essays in this collection address the German television series Babylon Berlin and explore its unique contribution to contemporary visual cultur...

The popular German streaming series Babylon Berlina neo-noir thriller set in the final years of the Weimar Republicbuilds on the fascination with 1...

Why is reality television flourishing in today's expanding media market? Religion and Reality TV: Faith in Late Capitalism argues that the reality ...

In late 1995, the drama Heaven Above (Cangtian zaishang) debuted on Chinese TV. Featuring a villainous high-ranking government official, it was the...

Intercultural Communication as a Clash of Civilizations argues that Al-Jazeera is not an agent of globalization, as is widely argued, but a tool us...

Soon to be a major Channel 4 drama, Brian and Margaret A deliciously irreverent and humorous insiders account of 25 years wo...

Fanvids, or vids, are short videos created in media fandom. Made from television and film sources, they are neither television episodes nor films; ...

Meet the Murdochs and the disastrously dysfunctional family of Fox News. Until recently, they formed the most powerful media and political force in...

Horror films have traditionally sunk their teeth into straitened times, reflecting, expressing and validating the spirit of the epoch, and capitali...

All is not well in the beautiful county of Midsomer. On the eve of its first Villages In Bloom competition, a man lies dead, smelling of damson jam...

A Level Media Studies is a comprehensive guide to the subject content of AS and A Level Media Studies, across all examining boards. It is specifica...

New communication technologies have reshaped media and politics. But who are the new power players? The Hybrid Media System is a sweeping new theor...

ESPN and the Changing Sports Media Landscape considers the ways the network is reinventing itself as it enters its fifth decade. In their previous ...

ESPN and the Changing Sports Media Landscape considers the ways the network is reinventing itself as it enters its fifth decade. In their previous ...

This is the first in-depth look at the development of the television newscast, the most popular source of news for over forty-five years. During t...

Portable phones are now miniature multi-media centers that can fit neatly in ones pocket, and media industries of all types are adapting content fo...

For more than a decade, girl power has been a cultural barometer, reflecting girlhoods ever-changing meanings. How did girl power evolve from a sub...

In light of current and projected demographic changes in the U.S., this book examines the attention paid to Latina/o youth from mainstream media co...

Soap operas and telenovelas are watched by millions of people around the world every day. As cultural, social, and economic phenomena, examining th...