Very Special Episodes: Televising Industrial and Social Change
- ISBN-10
- 1978821158
- ISBN-13
- 9781978821156
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-13
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Authors
- Jonathan Cohn, Jennifer Porst
Description
Very Special Episodes explores various examples of the "very special episode" to chart the history of American television and its self-identified status as an arbiter of culture. Through the study of this unique television format, this anthology traces the history of television's engagement with many of the most important political, aesthetic, economic, and social movements that continue to challenge our society today.
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