Mittell, Jason.

Genre and television from cop shows to cartoons in American culture / [Book :] Jason Mittell. - 1st.ed. - New York : Routledge, 2004. - xviii, 238 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-227) and index.

Television genres as cultural categories -- Before the scandals: genre historiography and the cultural history of the quiz show -- From Saturday morning to around the clock: the industrial practices of television cartoons -- Audiences talk genres: talk shows and the intersections of taste and identity -- Policing genres: Dragnet's texts and generic contexts -- Making fun of genres: the politics of parody and genre mixing in Soap and The Simpsons.

All age.

0415969026 0415969034 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2003027169


Television serials--United States.
Television program genres--United States.

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791.456

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