Science, Entertainment and Television Documentary

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Through close analysis of programmes across a range of sciences, this book explores these issues to see if criticisms of such hybrid programmes as representing the “rotting carcass of science TV” really are valid.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-06-02
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:228
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137385376

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Scenkonst och film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Vincent Campbell is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester, UK. He has written on issues relating to the communication of science in factual television, and more widely on issues relating to screen communication. He co-edited Controversial Images: Media Representations on the Edge (with Atwood, F., Hunter, I. and Lockyer, S., Palgrave 2013).

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements.- 1) Introduction: The Changing Landscape of Science Television.- 2) Analytical Frameworks: Science, Documentary and Factual Entertainment.- 3) Space Sciences: Wonders of the Cosmos.- 4) Palaeontology: Monsters from Lost Worlds.- 5) Archaeology: Ancient Secrets and Treasures.- 6) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters.- 7) Pseudoscience and Popular Beliefs.- Bibliography.-