Parody and Taste in Postwar American Television Culture

by Ethan Thompson

Book Overview

In this original study, Thompson explores the complicated relationships between Americans and television during the 1950s, as seen and effected through popular humor. Parody and Taste in Postwar American Television Culture documents how Americans grew accustomed to understanding politics, current events, and popular culture through comedy that is simultaneously critical, commercial, and funny. Along with the rapid growth of television in the 1950s,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415839009
• ISBN13: 9780415839006
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"