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Talking Trash : the Culture of Daytime TV Talk Shows.
When The Phil Donahue Show topped the ratings in 1979, it ushered in a new era in daytime television. Mixing controversial social issues, light topics, and audience participation, it created a new genre, one that is still flourishing, despite being harshly criticized, over two decades later. Now, th...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Talk Shows, Public Discourse, and Cultural Politics
- 2. The Business of Talk
- 3. Talk Shows and Everyday Life
- 4. Making Sense of the Shows: Discerning Legitimate Discourse
- 5. The Lure of the Show: Talk Shows as Entertainment
- 6. Utopian Hauntings?
- Appendix A Methodology
- Appendix B The Women Who Participated in the Study
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author