Cullen A Short History of the Modern Media

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-60765-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

A Short History of the Modern Media presents a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio, television, sound recording, and the Internet.
* Offers a compact, teaching-friendly presentation of the history of mass media
* Features a discussion of works in popular culture that are well-known and easily available
* Presents a history of modern media that is strongly interdisciplinary in nature

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cullen, Jim

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures ix
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction: Medium Message 1
Overview 2
Further Reading 11
1 Print's Run: Publishing as Popular Culture 13
Overview 14
Genre Study / Terrifying pleasures: Horror 31
Document Study / The ravenous imagination of Edgar Allan Poe38
Document Study / Carrie: Princess of blood, King of horror44
Further Reading 49
2 Dramatic Developments: The World of the Stage 51
Overview 52
Genre Study / Notes from the stage: The Broadway musical 69
Document Study / Show Boat: High tide of the American musical77
Further Reading 83
3 Reel Life: The Art ofMotion Pictures 85
Overview 86
Genre Study / Horse sense: The logic of the western 102
Document Study / The Searchers: Monumental western 111
Further Reading 116
4 MakingWaves: Radio in American Life 119
Overview 120
Genre Study / Worlds away: Science fiction 134
Document Study / The Mercury Theater on the Air: Worlds war142
Document Study / Buck Rogers: Finding time (in space) 149
Further Reading 153
5 Channels of Opportunity: The Arc of Television Broadcasting155
Overview 156
Genre Study / Screened realities: Situation comedy 173
Document Study / Seriously funny: I Love Lucy 181
Further Reading 187
6 Sound Investments: The Evolution of Sound Recording190
Overview 191
Genre Study / Joyful blues: The rise and fall of rock and roll213
Document Study / ''Beat It'': Theintegration of Michael Jackson 224
Document Study / Speak Now: The gently assertive voice of TaylorSwift 232
Further Reading 237
7 Weaving the Web: The Emergence of the Internet 240
Overview 241
Genre Study / Shared exchanges: Social media 260
Document Study / Wikipedia: The wisdom of crowds 268
Further Reading 274
Index 277

Über Autor(innen)

Jim Cullen is Chair of the History Department at the Fieldston School in New York and a book review editor at the History News Network. He is the author of a dozen books, including Imperfect Presidents: Tales of Misadventure and Triumph (2007), Essaying the Past: How to Read, Write and Think about History, 2nd edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), and Sensing the Past: Hollywood Stars and Historical Visions (2013).