Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader

Item Number

PN1992.55.T47

Author/Artist/Editor

Gary R. Edgerton, Brian Geoffrey Rose

Type

Book, Hard Copy

Date

2005

Press/Publisher

University Press of Kentucky

Language

English

Description

While television genre was seen as static in the scholarship of the 1980s, Thinking Outside the Box explores the malleable and reflective nature of various TV programs. The book begins with a historical and theoretical overview of television genres and examines their influences on a national popular culture. The authors analyze less-studied genres such as cartoons, soap operas, and talk shows, locating their place and critical importance in American society.

Keywords

TV, Genre

ISSN/ISBN

978-0-8131-2365-3

Availability

Available

OCLC

61758598