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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Minnesota Press
ISBN-100816644233
ISBN-139780816644230
eBay Product ID (ePID)30223432
Product Key Features
Book TitleListening in : Radio and the American Imagination
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMedia Studies, Radio / General
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Social Science
AuthorSusan J. Douglas
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight19.3 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2004-041229
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal791.44/0973
SynopsisThe powerful effect of radio on American culture from Big Band music to Top 40 to conservative talk radio--now back in print! Few inventions evoke such nostalgia, such deeply personal and vivid memories as radio--from Amos 'n' Andy and Edward R. Murrow to Wolfman Jack and Howard Stern. Listening In is the first in-depth history of how radio culture and content have kneaded and expanded the American psyche. But Listening In is more than a history. It is also a reconsideration of what listening to radio has done to American culture in the twentieth century and how it has brought a completely new auditory dimension to our lives. Susan Douglas explores how listening has altered our day-to-day experiences and our own generational identities, cultivating different modes of listening in different eras; how radio has shaped our views of race, gender roles, ethnic barriers, family dynamics, leadership, and the generation gap. With her trademark wit, Douglas has created an eminently readable cultural history of radio., At the beginning of this spirited and engaging cultural history, Douglas (communication studies, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor) refers to Erik Barnouw's three-volume History of Broadcasting in the United States (published between 1966 and 1970); she covers much of the same ground only quicker (one volume) and points out that each chapter could have bee