Rationalizing television in the USA
Neoliberalism, the Attention Economy and the Digital Video Recorder
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7495156 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matt Dawson (0000-0002-6493-6209, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 221-237 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Screen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-9543 • E-ISSN: 1460-2474 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/screen/hju011 |
| OpenAlex | W2330779367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This essay traces the coalescence and dissemination of a proposition that circulated widely in the SA over the course of the 2000s: that the digital video recorder would ‘rationalize’ the act of watching television, making it a more efficient and/or productive leisure activity. I explore how this proposition has been discussed and debated in media reports, press releases, policy debates, and promotional materials, but also in management philosophy books, self-help manuals, and lifestyle and technology blogs. By calling attention to the circulation of this proposition, this essay provides a nationally-specific perspective on the social construction of new digital television technologies
Art · Art history · Digital video · Media studies · Multimedia · Neoliberalism (international relations · Online video · Political science · Sociology · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Media Studies and Communication
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |