This book is about the question of existence, the meaning of ‘life’. It is an enquiry into the contemporary human situation as disclosed by television. The

"The study of television, still the most powerful of modern media, has long been fascinated by its capacity for ′liveness′. Marriott offers an insightful an

On Television exposes the invisible mechanisms of manipulation and censorship that determine what appears on the small screen. Bourdieu shows how the ratings ga

Television and American Culture: An Overview introduces students to the study of television by looking at American television from a cultural perspective. The b

Television is a central dimension in our everyday lives and yet its meaning and its potency varies according to our individual circumstances, mediated by the so