{"product_id":"interpreting-television-karen-lury-9780340806135","title":"Interpreting Television","description":"While most television textbooks concentrate on areas such as institutions, audiences and genre, \u003cem\u003eInterpreting Television\u003c\/em\u003e takes a radical approach that returns to the currently under-explored textual aspects of television. Continuing and responding to work begun by John Ellis in \u003cem\u003eVisible Fictions\u003c\/em\u003e and Raymond Williams in \u003cem\u003eTelevision, Technology and Cultural Form, \u003c\/em\u003e the book addresses the formal aspects of television in a lively and accessible manner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each chapter investigates a major formal feature-- sound, image, time and space providing an introduction to each aspect and culminating with in-depth case studies of selected programs. The book offers full coverage of programs and programming including \u003cem\u003eFriends, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Teletubbies, \u003c\/em\u003e cartoons, music programming, documentaries, news reports, channel identities and advertising. Features peculiar to television, such as the changing dimensions of the picture ratio and the laughter track are discussed here to reveal how, and why, they contribute to the creation of a televisual aesthetic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by an experienced teacher and television addict, the book is aimed at undergraduate students in media and cultural studies, but looks to change everyone's thinking about television form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Lury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0340806133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780340806135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.55w x 0.40d","brand":"Karen Lury","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896409907455,"sku":"9780340806135","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37aa6d4f-0af2-426b-b1e5-8137c908287e.jpg?v=1721371324","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interpreting-television-karen-lury-9780340806135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}