"Television Studies: The Key Concepts is the definitive reference guide to an area of rapidly expanding academic interest. Among those aspects of television studies covered in this comprehensive and up-to-date guide are:theoretical perspectives which have shaped the study of television - Marxism semiology feminismconcepts which have shaped the study of television - narrative representation biastelevision genres - soap opera news science fictionmethods used for understanding television - content analysis audience researchrelevant social, economic and political phenomena - ownership social policy.
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