Television Studies

Television Studiesprovides an overview of the origins, central ideas, and intellectual traditions of this exciting field.

What have been the primary areas of inquiry in television studies? Why and how did these areas develop? How have scholars studied them? How are they developing? What have been the discipline’s key works?This book answers these questions by tracing the history of television studies right up tothe digital present, surveying emerging scholarship, and addressing new questions about the field’s relationship with the digital.The second edition includes an examination of how internet-distributed services such as Netflix have adjusted the stories, industrial practices, and audience experience of television.

For all those wondering how to study television, or evenwhyto study television, this newedition ofTelevision Studieswill provide a clear and engaging overview of key topics. The book works as a stand-alone introduction and, by placing key works in a broader context, can also provide an excellent basis for an entire course.

Keywords: television studies; new media; media theory; media studies