Television studies : the key concepts (2nd ed)

"Television Studies: The Key Concepts" is the definitive reference guide to an area of rapidly expanding academic interest.

Among those aspects of television studies covered in this comprehensive and up-to-date guide are: theoretical perspectives which have shaped the study of television - Marxism; semiology; feminism concepts which have shaped the study of television - narrative; representation; bias television genres - soap opera; news; science fiction methods used for understanding television - content analysis; audience research relevant social, economic and political phenomena - ownership; and, social policy.