O'Donnell, Victoria,

Television criticism / Victoria O'Donnell, Montana State University. - Third edition. - xvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index.

Part I: Orientation --
Part II: Formal aspects of television --
Part III: Theoretical approaches to television criticism --
Part IV: Critical applications.

Illustrated with contemporary examples, a new critical analysis of The Big Bang Theory, and in-depth methods for criticism, this updated Third Edition reflects recent changes in the ways television is viewed across multiple devices and the impact of the Internet on television. Television Criticism, Third Edition by Victoria O'Donnell provides an introduction to critical analysis of television. Multiple critical perspectives on television, including rhetorical, cultural studies, representation, and postmodernism, are introduced as tools for greater understanding and appreciation of television programme.

CAS Bachelor of Arts in Communication


Text in English

9781483377681 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2015039532


Television criticism.
Television criticism--United States.

PN1992.8.C7 / O33 2017

791.45 Od52 2017