Parody and taste in postwar American television culture /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

In this original study, Thompson explores the complicated relationships between Americans and television during the 1950s, as seen and effected through popular humor. Parody and Taste in Postwar American Television Culture documents how Americans grew accustomed to understanding politics, current ev...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, Ethan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Routledge advances in television studies ; 1.
Temas:
1900-1999
Television broadcasting > Social aspects > United States.
Television broadcasting > United States > History > 20th century.
Parody.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Télévision > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Télévision > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Parodie.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Parody
Popular culture
Television broadcasting
Television broadcasting > Social aspects
United States
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the parodic impulse in the (Not-So) fabulous Fifties
  • The new, sick sense: the mediation of America's health and humor at mid-century
  • What, me subversive? MAD Magazine and the textual strategies and cultural politics of parody
  • The parodic sensibility and the sophisticated gaze: masculinity and taste in Playboy's penthouse
  • Ernie Kovacs and the logics of television parody and electronic trickery
  • Black tie, straightjacket: Oscar Levant's sick life on TV
  • Conclusion: television for people who hate television?

Ejemplares similares