Abstract
Abstract: This historical study highlights the social impact of locally hosted creature features during the first generation of television in the United States. The analysis explains why ritual and performed critique were so central to this historical television genre, and the findings also depict the ambivalence implicit in early television viewership.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 95-107 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Popular Film and Television |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 3 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:©, Copyright Taylor & Francis.
Keywords
- Kenneth Burke's poetic frames
- hosted horror television
- local television history
- television aesthetics
- television rituals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts