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Cambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communication Ser.: Making of American Audiences : From Stage to Television, 1750-1990 by Richard Butsch (2000, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521664837
ISBN-139780521664837
eBay Product ID (ePID)1656771
Product Key Features
Number of Pages468 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMaking of American Audiences : from Stage to Television, 1750-1990
SubjectCommunication Studies, Theater / General, Media Studies, Television & Video
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorRichard Butsch
SeriesCambridge Studies in the History of Mass Communication Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight23.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN99-036490
Reviews"The subject is fascinating and so are some of Mr. Butsch's ideas..." Edward Rothstein, New York Times, ‘Butsch’s thoroughly researched, critically informed and vividly written accounts of other ‘popular’ media and their audiences’ socio-economic ‘making’ provide extremely useful comparative material for research into cinema audiences’ constructions.’The English Association, 'Butsch's thoroughly researched, critically informed and vividly written accounts of other 'popular' media and their audiences' socio-economic 'making' provide extremely useful comparative material for research into cinema audiences' constructions.' The English Association, "...Meticulously researched and lucidly presented, The Making of American Audiences is, to date, the definitive history of its subject matter." Canadian Journal of Communication, "This is certainly a scholarly work, but its appealing style will draw a wide range of readers with an interest in the many facets of entertainment." Carol J. Binkowski, Library Journal, "One of the book's strengths is its breath...This ambitious book will be of interest to historians seeking to place audiences in a broad context...Most readers will be rewarded by his ability to organize diverse strands of interdisciplinary literature, neatly arranged in a sizable bibliography, into a coheasive history of the complex and changing nature of leisure audiences." Journal of American History, '… substantial and absorbing … it appealing style will draw a wide range of readers with an interest in the many facets of entertainment.' Library Journal, ‘… substantial and absorbing … it appealing style will draw a wide range of readers with an interest in the many facets of entertainment.’Library Journal, 'Butsch's thoroughly researched, critically informed and vividly written accounts of other 'popular' media and their audiences' socio-economic 'making' provide extremely useful comparative material for research into cinema audiences' constructions.'The English Association, '... substantial and absorbing ... it appealing style will draw a wide range of readers with an interest in the many facets of entertainment.'Library Journal
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791/.0973
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Introduction: participative public, passive private?; 1. Colonial theater, privileged audiences; 2. Drama in early Republican audiences; 3. The B'hoys in Jacksonian theaters; 4. Knowledge and the decline of audience sovereignty; 5. Matinee ladies: re-gendering theater audiences; 6. Blackface, whiteface; 7. Variety, liquor and lust; 8. Vaudeville, incorporated; 9. 'Legitimate' and 'illegitimate' theater around the turn of the century; 10. The celluloid stage: Nickelodeon audiences; 11. Storefronts to theaters: seeking the middle class; 12. Voices from the ether: early radio listening; 13. Radio cabinets and network chains; 14. Rural radio: 'we are seldom lonely anymore'; 15. Fears and dreams: public discourses about radio; 16. The electronic cyclops: fifties television; 17. A TV in every home: television 'effects'; 18. Home video: viewer autonomy?; 19. Conclusion: from effects to resistance and beyond; Appendix: availability, affordability, admission price; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index.
SynopsisIn The Making of American Audiences, Richard Butsch provides a comprehensive survey of American entertainment audiences from the Colonial period to the present. Providing coverage of theater, opera, vaudeville, minstrelsy, movies, radio and television, he examines the evolution of audience practices as each genre supplanted another as the primary popular entertainment. Based on original historical research, this volume exposes how audiences made themselves through their practices--how they asserted control over their own entertainments and their own behavior., In The Making of American Audiences, Richard Butsch provides a comprehensive survey of American entertainment audiences from the colonial period to the modern day. Providing coverage of theatre, opera, vaudeville, minstrelsy, movies, radio and television, he examines the evolution of audience practices as each genre supplanted another as the primary popular entertainment. Based on original historical research, this volume exposes how audiences made themselves through their practices - how they asserted control over their own entertainments and their own behaviour. Importantly, Butsch articulates two long-term processes: pacification and privatization. Whereas during the nineteenth century, overactive audiences represented a threat to civic order through their unruly behaviour, in the twentieth century, audiences have become more passive, dependent upon and controlled by media messages. This timely study serves as an important contribution to communication research, as well as American cultural history and cultural studies., This is a comprehensive survey of American entertainment audiences from the colonial period to the modern day., Richard Butsch provides a comprehensive survey of American entertainment audiences from the colonial period to the modern day. Providing coverage of theatre, opera, vaudeville, minstrelsy, movies, radio and television, he examines the evolution of audience practices as each genre supplanted another as the primary popular entertainment.
LC Classification NumberPN1590.A9 B88 2000
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