Back

Zoom Roll over image to zoom in

Media Events : The Live Broadcasting of History

Dayan, Daniel/ Katz, Elihu
73.24 SGD
Member Price
65.92
English

Product Description

Constituting a new television genre, live broadcasts of “historic” events have become world rituals which, according to Daniel Dayan and Elihu Katz, have the potential for transforming societies even as they transfix viewers around the globe. Analyzing such public spectacles as the Olympic games, the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, John F. Kenndy’s funeral, the moon landing, and Pope John II’s visits to Poland, they offer an ethnography of how media events are scripted, negotiated, performed, celebrated, shamanized, and reviewed.
... Read Full Text

Constituting a new television genre, live broadcasts of “historic” events have become world rituals which, according to the authors, have the potential to transform societies even as they transfix viewers around the globe. The authors offer an ethnography of how these events are scripted, negotiated, performed, celebrated, shamanized, and reviewed.

... Read Full Text

Available to Order

Usually dispatches within 3-4 weeks

While every attempt has been made to ensure stock availability, occasionally we may run out of stock at our stores.

Free domestic shipping on orders over 50.00SGD

Discount is applied at checkout.

Recently Viewed Items

Related Products