The global village revisited [[electronic resource] ] : art, politics, and television talk shows / / Kathleen Dixon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455151503321
• Autore: Dixon Kathleen <1955->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-49504-6; 9786612495045; 0-7391-4078-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (146 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.45/6
• Soggetti: Television talk shows; Television - Social aspects; Television and politics; Television broadcasting - Influence; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Jan Publiek of Belgium : Flemish finale -- Showto Na Slavi of Bulgaria : vox populi / Kathleen Dixon and Iskra Velinova -- The Oprah Winfrey show of the United States : melodramatic citizen / Kathleen Dixon and Kacie Jossart -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: In The Global Village Re-visited: Art, Politics, and Television Talk Shows, Kathleen Dixon explores three case studies from Belgium, Bulgaria, and the United States, and reveals how these cases interanimate to produces a new view of the talk show as a global phenomenon, and as a negotiation among the forces of late capitalism, the unnamed but still palpable audience, and the individual rhetors, artists, and technicians who make the shows.