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British TV and Film Culture in the 1950s
Intellect 2005; US$ 10.00This book focuses on the emerging historical relations between British television and film culture in the 1950s. Drawing upon archival research, it does this by exploring the development of the early cinema programme on television - principally Current Release (BBC, 1952-3), Picture Parade (BBC, 1956) and Film Fanfare (ABC, 1956-7) - and argues that... more...
The Quiz Show
Edinburgh University Press 2008; US$ 104.99Despite its enduring popularity with both broadcasters and audiences, the quiz show has found itself marginalised in studies of popular television. This book offers a unique introduction to the study of the quiz show, while also revisiting, updating and expanding on existing quiz show scholarship. Ranging across programmes such as Double Your Money,... more...
In the Limelight and Under the Microscope
Continuum International Publishing 2011; US$ 27.95A timely collection exploring the politics of female celebrity across a range of contemporary, historical, media and national contexts. more...
Stardom and Celebrity
SAGE Publications 2007; US$ 68.00'...an often engaging and often insightful book... Among the best pieces in the 29 chapter collection are those by Australian academics Graeme Turner, whose clear and concise chapter "The Economy of Celebrity" illustrates the industrial imperatives of stardom, and Catherine Lumby, who brings the experience of contemporary teen girl fandom to life in... more...
Framing Celebrity
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95Celebrity culture has a pervasive presence in our everyday lives ? perhaps more so than ever before. It shapes not simply the production and consumption of media content but also the social values through which we experience the world. This collection analyses this phenomenon, bringing together essays which explore celebrity across a range of media,... more...
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