Abstract
Television is in transition, and we wish to argue for the present and future under-
standing of the medium in ways that focus on continuity as well as change. In par-
ticular, we wish to salvage from the weight of technocentric models of "user
engagements" early theoretical work about the intimate relationship television
has (had) with its audiences. The old screen medium of TV, we argue, whether
multiple and diffuse in new arrangements of time and space, or diversified in con-
tent and form, is as durably and consistently located in the fabric of everyday life as it ever was.
standing of the medium in ways that focus on continuity as well as change. In par-
ticular, we wish to salvage from the weight of technocentric models of "user
engagements" early theoretical work about the intimate relationship television
has (had) with its audiences. The old screen medium of TV, we argue, whether
multiple and diffuse in new arrangements of time and space, or diversified in con-
tent and form, is as durably and consistently located in the fabric of everyday life as it ever was.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 144-151 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Cinema Journal |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2008 |