When it comes to children’s television programming, Nickelodeon is the 800-pound gorilla on the block. A division of Viacom International, its 24/7 broadcasts via satellite are considered not only the most successful producer of... Read More

Anthologies of music criticism seldom sing. The subject matter is too arcane or the writing too elliptical, saturated, or otherwise uneven, but "Listen Again" largely avoids these weaknesses by keeping academic and fan club excesses to a... Read More

The sexual revolution, triggered by the development of the pill in 1960, led to many changes in sexual openness by the 1970s. This openness was particularly noticeable in the popular medium of television. The author, a media critic and... Read More

This book is a remarkable piece of literary historical recovery. The author traces the rise and development of African American literary societies from the pre-Civil War era to the Harlem Renaissance, and shows how those societies... Read More

People do not like to be alone. Although they may claim to desire privacy, in reality most need the comfort of having someone—or something—close by for company. That’s the reason that television is so omnipresent, theorizes... Read More

For those who think that the evils of TV are more perfidious for today’s children, Bodroghkozy’s Groove Tube will surely be an eye-opener. “Depending on one’s point of view, television was to be either praised or blamed for... Read More

Marshall McLuhan said it and Duggan confirms it: the medium is the message. Harkening back to the late nineteenth century, Duggan traces the development of the national press. She analyzes the way wide-circulation newspapers created a... Read More

For those seeking to understand the troubled history of India and Pakistan, and the current tensions that plague these neighboring nations, Butalia proffers a tremendous service. Historical accounts have long provided estimates of the... Read More