American Television

<p>This work brings together writings on television published in <i>Quarterly Review of Film and Video</i> from essays by Nick Browne and Beverle Houston to the latest historical and critical research. It considers television's economics technologies forms and audiences from a cultural perspective that links history theory and criticism. The authors address several key issues: the formative period in American television history; the relation between television's political economy and its cultural forms; gender and melodrama; and new technologies such as video games and camcorders. Originally published in 1993.</p>