Genre and Television From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture

Name: Genre and Television From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture
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ISBN: 9780415969031

ISBN-10: 0415969034

ISBN-13: 9780415969031

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jason Mittell

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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 The Simpsons, 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…

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List price: $52.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/18/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.98" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Jason Mittell is a Professor of Film & Media Culture and American Studies at Middlebury College. He is the author of Genre & Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture , Television & American Culture , and co-editor of How to Watch Television (NYU Press, 2013).



Introduction: Genres that Matter



Television Genres as Cultural Categories



Before the Scandals--Genre Historiography and the Cultural History of the Quiz Show



From Saturday Morning to Around the Clock--The Industrial Practices of Television Cartoons



Audiences Talk Genres--Talk Shows and the Intersections of Taste and Identity



Policing Genres-Dragnet's Texts and Generic Contexts



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