(Hardback)

Presenting a new way to consider television for the 21st century, this book guide the reader through the misinformation and exaggeration that wrongly influence cultural discourse and public policy with regard to TV.

(Paperback)

What is the real nature of television, and what is its place in contemporary society and culture In a provocative rethinking of the medium and its ensuing effects, this book argues that we have misunderstood television and have thus contributed to a distorted view of art and culture in the 20th century.