When TV Became a Target
Ritual and Burlesque in Television Creature Features
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11353089 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Phillip J Hutchison (0000-0001-7315-5570, Department of Integrated Strategic Communication, College of Communication and Information, at the University of Kentucky, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 95-107 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Popular Film and Television (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6051 • E-ISSN: 1930-6458 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01956051.2018.1458020 |
| OpenAlex | W2889806837 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
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
Advertising · Ambivalence · Art · Audience measurement · Burlesque · Literature · Media studies · Reality television · Sociology · Television studies · Crime and Detective Fiction Studies · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · History · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |