false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174026809m/354706.jpg 354706 5 Television permeates our culture like no other medium. Sitcoms, sports, murder trials, fast-food commercials, and distant wars are beamed into our homes in an endless stream. Given its pervasiveness, and the ways in which it shapes our view of the world outside our homes, it is vital that a rigorous critical apparatus exists to help us understand what all this TV <I>means</I>. <I>On Television</I> is a transcript of two lectures given by French critic Pierre Bourdieu, in which he expresses his concern that television in its current form is "a threat to political life and to democracy itself." He argues that television provides only the illusion of freedom, and that almost every image that reaches the screen is thoroughly mediated by corporate and political interests. The desire for larger audiences results in a medium that caters to the shortest attention span, and the news is reduced to a series of prepackaged sound bites and sensational video footage. On the networks, if it bleeds it leads.<P> Bourdieu's critique may be dismissed by some as excessively pessimistic, and he offers few solutions to the problems that he describes. Yet although the end may not be as nigh as Bourdieu imagines, the influence of television continues to grow, and this is a fascinating contribution to an increasingly important debate.<I>--Simon Leake</I> 2520858 1996 On Television total:53|5:9|4:18|3:20|2:5|1:1| 53 188 79 5 4 0 false false Sat Apr 14 20:07:14 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 20 19:51:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 02:57:57 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 15:13:55 -0700 2009 Very interesting discussions, although it focuses on TV while today there are new technologies and media that need to be considered as well; but the role of TV is still considerable, so it is beneficial, especially more so at such times when the role of media...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 15 23:33:33 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 15 23:36:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 04:40:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 06:22:48 -0800 2008
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