Ordinary television analyzing popular TV

• Main Author: Bonner, Frances
• Format: Unknown
• Published: London SAGE 2003
• Subjects: Television programs > Australia; Television programs > Great Britain
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• Physical Description: viii, 229 p. 24 cm
• ISBN: 0830975708

Ordinary Television offers a new angle on a key area of research and teaching across media and cultural studies - the content of television and the relations between television genres and audiences. Most books on television focus on drama, or news and current affairs. In other words, they tend to ignore 'ordinary' television - game shows, lifestyle programmes and 'reality TV', just the sort of programmes that are increasingly dominating the schedules." "Frances Bonner makes a distinctive argument for regarding these disparate shows as a whole. By examining a substantial range of these programmes, Bonner uncovers their shared characteristics and considers the dominant and disguised discourses that pervade them. In addition, the comparative nature of her study enables the author to launch a powerful critique of conventional theories in relation to the globalisation of television. This book will be invaluable reading for anyone interested in television and the media in general.