Listening In : Radio and the American Imagination.

In Listening In, Susan Douglas explores how listening has altered our day-to-day experiences and our own generational identities, cultivating different modes of listening in different eras; how radio has shaped our views of race, gender roles, ethnic barriers, family dynamics, leadership, and the ge...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Douglas, Susan J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Radio broadcasting > United States > History.
Radio programs > United States > History.
Radio audiences > United States.
Radio broadcasting > Social aspects.
Radio > États-Unis > Histoire.
Émissions radiophoniques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Radio > Aspect social.
Radio audiences
Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting > Social aspects
Radio programs
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Zen of Listening; 2. The Ethereal World; 3. Exploratory Listening in the 1920s; 4. Tuning In to Jazz; 5. Radio Comedy and Linguistic Slapstick; 6. The Invention of the Audience; 7. World War II and the Invention of Broadcast Journalism; 8. Playing Fields of the Mind; 9. The Kids Take Over: Transistors, DJs, and Rock 'n' Roll; 10. The FM Revolution; 11. Talk Talk; 12. Why Ham Radio Matters; Conclusion: Is Listening Dead?; Notes; Index.

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