TV & Society

Sociopaths are pervasive in contemporary television, from high-brow drama all the way down to cartoons - and of course the news as well. From the s...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A wonderful blend of nostalgia, hilarity and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe could deliver' James Acaster'...

First aired in 1989, The Simpsons has become America's most beloved animated show. It changed the world of television, bringing to the screen a ...

The West Wing, first broadcast in 1999, is thought by many to have been one of the most significant dramas shown on network television. Despite ...

This is the story of the Mad Men fan phenomenon: how the show and its fans distinguished themselves in a market where its hard to make an impressio...

Today, it is tempting to see the rise of HD television as ushering in a new era of spectacular television. Yet since its earliest days, the medium ...

In 1964, Mary Whitehouse launched a campaign to fight what she called the 'propaganda of disbelief, doubt and dirt' being poured into homes through...

THE NAUGHTY NINETIES: The Triumph of the American Libido examines the scandal-strafed age when our public and private lives began to blur due to th...

Look out! There''s a Snaffle about, and she''ll eat your screen as a snack! When the Snaffle arrives in the city, she just wants to ...

This book examines the translation of classical Hollywood into Disney's feature films from a Deleuzian perspective. Special Affects retells the eme...

In terms of visual impact, television has often been regarded as inferior to cinema. It has been characterised as sound-led and consumed by a distr...

From science channels and documentaries to fictional and children's programming, television brings a myriad of scientific discoveries and theories ...

Offers an important insight into the formative moments of transnational film culture in Australia Provides vibrant textual studies of under-evalua...

'A wonderful blend of nostalgia, hilarity and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe could deliver' James Acaster'If you read only one book b...

In 1997 the first episode of a new show called Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired. It's fair to say that following the critically panned and commercial...

International in scope and more comprehensive than existing collections, A Companion to Reality Television presents a complete guide to the study o...

TV antiquity explores representations of ancient Greece and Rome throughout television history. The first comprehensive overview of the swords and ...

Women remain woefully underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Negative stereotypes about women in these fields are...

Launched in 1977 by the Christian Broadcasting Service (originally associated with Pat Robertson), the ABC Family/Freeform network has gone thro...

One of FX's most successful original productions, Sons of Anarchy roared onto the screen in 2008 and dominated the cable network's programming f...

Jessica Jones barged onto our screens in November 2015, courtesy of Marvel and Netflix, presenting a hard-drinking protagonist who wrestles with...

This volume looks at a range of texts and practices that address race and its relationship with television. The chapters explore television policy ...

Twenty-first century American television series such as Revolution, Falling Skies, The Last Ship and The Walking Dead have depicted a variety of...

This intriguing book re-evaluates a narrative of cultural decline that developed in the wake of Max Webers The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of C...

Over fourteen seasons, the television series Supernatural has developed a devoted following of both fans and scholars. The show has addressed some ...

Media Experiences: Engaging with Drama and Reality Television travels across people and popular culture, exploring the pathways to engagement and t...

This new study provides an introduction to TV aesthetics and viewership from the 1940s to the present day, at a time when television as a medium is...

This new study provides an introduction to TV aesthetics and viewership from the 1940s to the present day, at a time when television as a medium is...

This book serves as an accessible critical introduction to the broad category of American political television content. Encompassing political news...

The popular definition characterizes celebrity as a product of manufacture rather than merit. If fame is taken to represent the recognition of a...