Channels of Discourse, Reassembled: Television and Contemporary Criticism

by Robert C. Allen (Editor)

Since its original publication in 1987, Channels of Discourse has provided the most comprehensive consideration of commercial television, drawing on insights provided by the major strands of contemporary criticism: semiotics, narrative theory, reception theory, genre theory, ideological analysis, psychoanalysis, feminist criticism, and British cultural studies.

Genres: Nonfiction, Academic

428 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Elizabeth Lozano · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book on tv criticism and textual analysis. I don't get tired of reading it or discussing it with my students

[L · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

phil auslander style.

[Ke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book shows that we can have intelligent literature on TV beyond the pages of TV guide.