Vulture culture : the politics and pedagogy of daytime television talk shows

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Title:

Author:

Quail, Christine M., 1974-

ISBN:

9780820450117

Personal Author:

Quail, Christine M., 1974-

Publication Information:

New York : Peter Lang, c2005.

Physical Description:

xiv, 194 p. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Counterpoints

Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.)

Contents:

Foreword / Rhonda Hammer and Douglas Kellner -- 1. Vulture culture : an introduction -- 2. The commercial logic of vulture culture : how corporate media shape talk show culture -- 3. The commodification of talk show culture -- 4. Talking sense : common sense and expert knowledge -- 5. Electronic carnival : spectacularizing talk -- 6. Bodies defined and confined -- 7. Admissible in a court of law : DNA, paternity, and the talk show -- 8. Conclusion.

Abstract:

"Vulture Culture presents a new and complex way of thinking about daytime television talk shows. Vulture culture is the process by which the media scavenge the personal narratives and popular discourses that make up everyday knowledge and commonsense and (re-)present them back to us as spectacle, entertainment, and information. This book explores these nuances through a probing analysis of the vast landscape of daytime television talk shows and their relation to important political, social, and economic problems. Using an approach that takes into account the multiple perspectives of political economy, cultural studies, and cultural pedagogy, Vulture Culture provides an in-depth and well-rounded examination of this mainstay of television and media culture."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Talk shows -- United States.

Talk shows -- Social aspects -- United States.

Added Author:

Razzano, Kathalene A., 1973-

Skalli, Loubna H., 1962-

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Vulture Culture presents a new and complex way of thinking about daytime television talk shows. Vulture culture is the process by which the media scavenge the personal narratives and popular discourses that make up everyday knowledge and commonsense and (re-)present them back to us as spectacle, entertainment, and information. This book explores these nuances through a probing analysis of the vast landscape of daytime television talk shows and their relation to important political, social, and economic problems. Using an approach that takes into account the multiple perspectives of political economy, cultural studies, and cultural pedagogy, Vulture Culture provides an in-depth and well-rounded examination of this mainstay of television and media culture.