Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tele-Visions: An Introduction to Studying Television Studies has been specifically designed to offer a comprehensive, authoritative, accessible and lively introduction to the subject of television studies. Written by many of the leading international figures in the field, it covers all the major issues, debates, key terms, histories and methodologies that go to make up this exciting new area of expertise. Skilfully illuminated through actual programmes, detailed case studies and recommended readings, it will offer an invaluable insight into how television is produced, broadcast, controlled, consumed and critically examined. From textual analysis to audience studies; from studying drama to studying documentary; from policy and regulation to regionality and globalisation; from authorship to ideology; from modernism to postmodernism; from aesthetics to fandom; from histories to futures; this book offers an expansive and clearly structured account of both how and why we study television. Unapologetically ambitious, "Tele-Visions" will both explain and expand our knowledge of the subject, clarifying traditional areas of debate while also setting out new agendas and critical possibilities. It is an essential book for anyone studying television and the media today. Fully illustrated - it includes selected reading guides and full bibliographies that will help students at all levels.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Notes on Contributors (p. v)
• Introduction (p. 1)
• 1 Defining the Medium: TV Form and Aesthetics (p. 12)
• Case Study: Issues in Television Authorship (p. 20)
• 2 Analysing Television: Issues and Methods in Textual Analysis (p. 26)
• Case Study: Shot-by-Shot Analysis (p. 38)
• 3 Decoding Television: Issues of Ideology and Discourse (p. 44)
• Case Study: An Ideological Analysis of Sky News (p. 56)
• 4 Analysing Factual TV: How to Study Television Documentary (p. 60)
• Case Study: Different Documentary Modes: World in Action, Hotel and Wife Swap (p. 67)
• 5 Analysing TV Fiction: How to Study Television Drama (p. 74)
• Case Study: Modernism and Postmodernism in Television Drama (p. 86)
• 6 Television and Its Audience: Issues of Consumption and Reception (p. 93)
• Case Study: Fandom and Fan Studies (p. 100)
• 7 Television and History: Investigating the Past (p. 107)
• Case Study: A (Very) Brief History of Television (p. 115)
• 8 Television and Regulation: Examining Institutional Structures (p. 124)
• Case Study: The BBC and the State (p. 131)
• 9 Television and Globalisation: National and International Concerns (p. 137)
• Case Study: Indigenous Television (p. 146)
• 10 Post TV?: The Future of Television (p. 153)
• Case Study: Television and Convergence (p. 160)
• Bibliography (p. 169)
• Index (p. 185)