{"product_id":"9781405198776","title":"A Companion to Television","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions in Cultural Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Television\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJanet Wasko\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Television\u003c\/i\u003e is a magisterial collection of 31 original essays that charter the field of television studies over the past century  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a diverse range of topics and theories that have led to television’s current incarnation, and predict its likely future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers technology and aesthetics, television’s relationship to the state, televisual commerce; texts, representation, genre, internationalism, and audience reception and effects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays are by an international group of first-rate scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor information, news, and content from Blackwell's reference publishing program please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com\/reference\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJanet Wasko\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at the University of Oregon. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eHollywood in the Information Age: Beyond the Silver Screen\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eConsuming Audiences? Production and Reception in Media Research\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eHow Hollywood Works\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 December 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405198776\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e656\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315775008908,"sku":"9781405198776","price":62.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405198776_4081e001-ec67-4976-8eb3-05f839d8c7d2.jpg?v=1780152672","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405198776","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}