Belligerent broadcasting : power, civility and confrontation / [Michael Higgins and Angela Smith].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higgins, Michael, 1967- author.

Smith, Angela, 1969- author.

Series:

Cultural politics of media and popular culture

The cultural politics of media and popular culture.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courtesy on television.

Television broadcasting--Social aspects.

Television broadcasting.

Television programs--Influence.

Television programs.

Physical Description:

viii, 184 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, [2016]

Summary:

Why is rudeness such a prominent feature of contemporary broadcasting? If broadcasting is about the enactment of sociability, then how can we account for the fact that broadcasting has become a sphere of anger, humiliation, dispute and upset? And to what extent does belligerence in broadcasting reflect broader social and cultural developments? This book reflects upon and analyses the development of 'belligerent broadcasting', beginning with an examination of belligerence in its historical context and as an aspect of wider cultural concerns surrounding the retreat of civility. With attention to the various relations of power expressed in the various forms of belligerent conduct across a range of media genres, the authors explore its manifestation in political interviews, in the form of 'confrontation' in talk shows, in makeover television, as an 'authentic' means of proffering opinion and as a form of sociability or banter. Richly illustrated with studies and examples of well-known shows from both sides of the Atlantic, including The Apprentice, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, The Jeremy Kyle Show and Dragon's Den, this book reflects on the consequences and potentialities of belligerence in the media and public sphere. It will appeal to scholars and students of cultural and media studies, communication and popular culture. Book jacket.

Contents:

A polite introduction

Pugnacious political media talk

Truculent talk television

Bellicose business

Chastening changes: make-over TV

Banter as playful sociability

Mediated fury: talk radio and its publics

Some courteous conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472425928

1472425928

OCLC:

951854664