Television Studies

This book fills a significant gap in the critical conversation on race in media by extending interrogations of racial colorblindness in American television to the industrial practices that shape what we see on screen. Specifically, it frames the practice of colorblind casting as a potent lens for ex..

Cheers explores how the increase of Black women in media ownership and creative executive roles in the last 30 years affected the fundamental cultural shift in Black women’s representation on television, which in turn parallels the political, social, economic, and cultural advancements of Black wome..

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

It is now fashionable to analyse the merits of a society and its message systems not just with ‘objective’ measures such as GDP and audience sizes, but also subjectively with measures of well being and appreciation of programmes. The latter procedures, more widespread in Europe than in the USA, rece..

This volume assembles an international team of scholars to provide a dynamic investigation of the current phenomenon of transnational television remakes. Adopting three points of focalisation – genres, politics and cultural value – the volume presents vibrant case studies of contemporary television ..

Understanding Broadcast Journalism presents an insightful exploration of broadcast journalism today; its characteristics, motivations, methods and paradigms...

Understanding Broadcast Journalism presents an insightful exploration of broadcast journalism today; its characteristics, motivations, methods and paradigms...

First Published in 1976. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...