Television talk shows : discourse, performance, spectacle
The "talk show" has become a ubiquitous feature of American and European television. The various examples have been frequently discussed by academic commentators, as well as journalists in an attempt to place them in a cultural setting.
Television talk shows
viii, 203 pages ; 23 cm
9780805837469, 0805837469
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Talking about talk : the academic debates / Andrew Tolson
Performing talk / Louanne Haarman
"No YOU rioted!" : the pursuit of conflict in the management of "lay" and "expert" discourses on Kilroy / Helen Wood
The many faces of With Meni : the history and stories of one Israeli talk show / Shoshana Blum-Kulka
"Has it ever happened to you?" : talk shows as mediated performance / Joanna Thornborrow
"It makes it okay to cry" : two types of "therapy talk" in TV talk shows / Raina Brunvatne and Andrew Tolson
Confrontation as spectacle : the argumentative frame of the Ricki Lake show / Ian Hutchby
"I'm out of it, you guys argue" : making an issue of it on the Jerry Springer show / Greg Myers