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Availability:In StockContributor:James ShanahanSeries:Comedy & CulturePublish date:2025-06-03Pages:324
Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253073006ISBN-10:253073006UPC:9780253073006Book Category:Social Science, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Media Studies, Film, Popular CultureBook Topic:GenresSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCKW566XDK

Sitcoms and Culture

Does it matter what television we watch? Despite their stodgy reputation among many consumers of television, sitcoms, or situation comedies, have stuck around as a cornerstone of the television landscape.

Sitcoms and Culture examines sitcoms as cultural artifacts ripe for exploration as they reflect the shifting landscapes of our society. From questions of social change to the portrayal of women...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253073006ISBN-10:253073006UPC:9780253073006Book Category:Social Science, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Media Studies, Film, Popular CultureBook Topic:GenresSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.3316Product ID:SCKW566XDK

James Shanahan is Professor in The Media School at Indiana University, where he was Founding Dean from 2015 to 2021. He is author of Media Effects: A Narrative Perspective and has co-authored and co-edited several books focused on the effects of media, especially television, including (with Michael Morgan) Television and Its Viewers: Cultivation Theory and Research and (with Janet McCabe,...

Publisher: Indiana University Press

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James Shanahan

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