{"product_id":"tvs-american-dream-us-television-after-the-great-recession-9781501389689","title":"Tv's American Dream: Us Television After the Great Recession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTV's American Dream \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eexamines how the U.S. television industry in the 2010s pursued audiences whose ideas about hope, fairness, work, and economic class were shaped by the Great Recession.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Americans navigated the trauma of the economic meltdown, the television industry faced growing pressure stemming from new program distribution and viewing methods, increasingly fragmented audiences, shifts in methods of advertising, and regulatory changes. To cut through the clutter of television content to appeal to elusive viewers, television programming reimagined some of the traditional representations of the American Dream and continued to bolster others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring shows on different platforms from legacy networks to Netflix, Selznick takes a deep dive into representations of the American Dream on television. Each chapter of this book focuses on a particular strategy mobilized in the second decade of the new century to speak to audiences about their expectations for and concerns about the Dream. Bringing together research on industrial practices with an examination of sociocultural context, \u003ci\u003e TV's American Dream d\u003c\/i\u003eemonstrates how interconnected forces give rise to the television programs that reinforce and redefine audiences' ideas about the world in which they live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Selznick\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the School of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Arizona, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSure Seaters: The Emergence of Art House Cinema (2001)\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Global Television: Co-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eProducing Culture (2008)\u003c\/i\u003e. Her research has also appeared in edited book collections and journals.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51213088424210,"sku":"9781501389689","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fdbb958a-d13e-4223-865d-cb2efce4f34d.jpg?v=1745359057","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tvs-american-dream-us-television-after-the-great-recession-9781501389689","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}