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Sorry for the self-promotion and cross-posting, but I wanted to announce the
publication of my new book, Television & American Culture (Oxford UP). It's
a textbook designed for introduction to television or media courses, with a
cultural approach to the medium and an emphasis on contemporary examples. To
get a sense of the book's scope, here is the table of contents:
Introduction: Why Television? 1
SECTION 1: TELEVISION INSTITUTIONS 15
Chapter 1: Exchanging Programming 17
Chapter 2: Exchanging Audiences 54
Chapter 3: Serving the Public Interest 99
Chapter 4: Televised Citizenship 126
SECTION 2: TELEVISION MEANINGS 159
Chapter 5: Making Meaning 161
Chapter 6: Telling Television Stories 213
Chapter 7: Screening America 269
Chapter 8: Representing Identity 305
SECTION 3: TELEVISION PRACTICES 355
Chapter 9: Viewing Television 357
Chapter 10: Television for Children 383
Chapter 11: Television's Transforming Technologies 403
Conclusion: American Television in a Global Context 438
You can find more info at the companion website
http://tvamericanculture.net, and the official OUP site
http://tinyurl.com/tvoup , including how to request a review copy for
faculty interested in adoption.
I hope some of you find it a useful book for teaching, or as a general
"state of the medium" overview.
Best,
-Jason Mittell
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Jason Mittell, Associate Professor of American Studies and Film & Media
Culture
Chair of Film & Media Culture Department
Middlebury College
208 Axinn Center at Starr Library
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
(802) 443-3435 / fax: (802) 443-2805
Homepage: http://seguecommunity.middlebury.edu/sites/jmittell
Blog: http://justtv.wordpress.com
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Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the
University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu
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