文化としてのテレビのジャンル Genre and Television : From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture

Mittell, Jason

Routledge（2004/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780415969031
• DDC分類 791.456

基本説明

Proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural categories.

Full Description

Genre and Television proposes a new understanding of television genres as cultural categories, offering a set of in-depth historical and critical examinations to explore five key aspects of television genre: history, industry, audience, text, and genre mixing. Drawing on well-known television programs from Dragnet to TheSimpsons, this book provides a new model of genre historiography and illustrates how genres are at work within nearly every facet of television-from policy decisions to production techniques to audience practices. Ultimately, the book argues that through analyzing how television genre operates as a cultural practice, we can better comprehend how television actively shapes our social world.

Contents

Introduction: Genres that Matter
1. Television Genres as Cultural Categories
2. Before the Scandals: Genre Historiography and the Cultural History of the Quiz Show
3. From Saturday Morning to Around the Clock: The Industrial Practices of Television Cartoons
4. Audiences Talk Genres: Talk Shows and the Intersections of Taste and Identity
5. Policing Genres: Dragnet's Texts and Generic Contexts
6. Making Fun of Genres-The Politics of Parody and Genre Mixing in Soap and The Simpsons
Conclusion: Some Reflections on Reality Television
Notes
Appendices
Index