From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole

From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole
Author :
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 209
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781496832337
ISBN-13 : 1496832337
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Book Synopsis From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole by : Kathleen Collins

Download or read book From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole written by Kathleen Collins and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past several years, critics have been describing the present era as both “the end of television” and one of “peak TV,” referring to the unprecedented quality and volume and the waning of old technologies, formats, and habits. Television’s projections and reflections have significantly contributed to who we are individually and culturally. From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole: A Life with Television reveals the reflections of a TV scholar and fan analyzing how her life as a consumer of television has intersected with the cultural and technological evolution of the medium itself. In a narrative bridging television studies, memoir, and comic, literary nonfiction, Kathleen Collins takes readers alongside her from the 1960s through to the present, reminiscing and commiserating about some of what has transpired over the last five decades in the US, in media culture, and in what constitutes a shared cultural history. In a personal, critical, and entertaining meditation on her relationship with TV—as avid consumer and critic—she considers the concept and institution of TV as well as reminiscing about beloved, derided, or completely forgotten content. She describes the shifting role of TV in her life, in a progression that is far from unique, but rather representative of a largely collective experience. It affords a parallel coming of age, that of the author and her coprotagonist, television. By turns playful and serious, wry and poignant, it is a testament to the profound and positive effect TV can have on a life and, by extrapolation, on the culture.


From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole Related Books

From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Kathleen Collins
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-02 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

For the past several years, critics have been describing the present era as both “the end of television” and one of “peak TV,” referring to the unpreced
From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole
Language: en
Pages: 141
Authors: Kathleen Collins
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-02 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

For the past several years, critics have been describing the present era as both “the end of television” and one of “peak TV,” referring to the unpreced
Alice in Wonderland
Language: en
Pages: 102
Authors: Lewis Carroll
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-09-25 - Publisher: Seven Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a
Health Your Self
Language: en
Pages: 234
Authors: Janice M. Horowitz
Categories: Health & Fitness
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-18 - Publisher: Post Hill Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Know what’s driving your doctor’s decisions—and how to protect yourself. Through compelling real-life stories, Health Your Self reveals the forces that co
From Rabbit Ears to the Rabbit Hole
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Kathleen Collins
Categories: Television
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A personal narrative about growing up with the golden age of television.