{"product_id":"how-to-watch-television-second-ethan-thompson-9781479890637","title":"How to Watch Television, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition that brings the ways we watch and think about television up to the present\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than simply evaluating the merits of a particular show and deeming it \"good\" or \"bad.\" Rather, criticism uses the close examination of a television program to explore that program's cultural significance, creative strategies, and its place in a broader social context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Watch Television, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e brings together forty original essays--more than half of which are new to this edition--from today's leading scholars on television culture, who write about the programs they care (and think) the most about. Each essay focuses on a single television show, demonstrating one way to read the program and, through it, our media culture. From fashioning blackness in \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e to representation in \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e and from the role of the reboot in \u003ci\u003eGilmore Girls \u003c\/i\u003eto the function of changing political atmospheres in \u003ci\u003eRoseanne\u003c\/i\u003e, these essays model how to practice media criticism in accessible language, providing critical insights through analysis--suggesting a way of looking at TV that students and interested viewers might emulate. The contributors discuss a wide range of television programs past and present, covering many formats and genres, spanning fiction and non-fiction, broadcast, streaming, and cable. Addressing shows from TV's earliest days to contemporary online transformations of the medium, \u003ci\u003eHow to Watch Television, Second Edition \u003c\/i\u003eis designed to engender classroom discussion among television critics of all backgrounds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo access additional essays from the first edition, visit the \"links\" tab at nyupress.org\/9781479898817\/how-to-watch-television-second-edition\/.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ethan Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479890634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479890637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.94d","brand":"Ethan Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126304993535,"sku":"9781479890637","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_762f68c0-79d5-4e5b-94ec-b2d45610dcd6.jpg?v=1687447425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-watch-television-second-ethan-thompson-9781479890637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}