Meanings of the Medium
Henderson, K. / Henderson, Katherine Usher / Mazzeo, Joseph Anthony
Media and Society Series, " "Meanings of the Medium" takes a new approach to the study of the past, present, and future of television. Most of its authors are not media experts but literary critics, philosophers, rhetoricians, and historians. They use their unique skills to examine three interwoven themes: the origin and meaning of American attitudes toward television, the relationship between high art and television's popular art, and the rel...