Television and the Embodied Viewer: Affect and Meaning in the Digital Age

by Marsha F Cassidy and Marsha F. Cassidy

Book Overview

Television and the Embodied Viewer appraises the medium's capacity to evoke sensations and bodily feelings in the viewer. Presenting a fresh approach to television studies, the book examines the sensate force of onscreen bodies and illustrates how TV's multisensory appeal builds viewer empathy and animates meaning.

The book draws extensively upon interpretive viewpoints in the humanities to shed light on a range of provocative television...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103240079X
• ISBN13: 9781032400792
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"