Two Aspirins and a Comedy

Zusatztext "Two Aspirins and a Comedy is best evaluated! perhaps! as sociologically informed social criticism. As such! it has a lot to offer. ? Sociologists trying to understand popular religious discourses in the media will certainly benefit by reading this provocative and insightful book."-Stephen Harold Riggins! Memorial University of Newfoundland! in Canadian Journal of Sociology"An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment.' Personally I hate the ads! the violence! the speed! the escapism of American television! but I've learned a very great deal from this book about 'the other side' of TV."-Arlie Hochschild! author of The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work (Owl Books! 2001) Informationen zum Autor Metta Spencer Klappentext Can television become a positive force in society? Can socially conscious entertainment change the world? Zusammenfassung Can television be a positive force in society? Can socially conscious entertainment change the world? This book asks these questions and more and arrives at surprising and unconventional answers. It explores the health benefits of entertainment through the moral and spiritual effects of vicarious involvement with fictional characters. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction; I: Part I; 2: The Power of Stories; 3: Happy Bodies; 4: Empathy Plus; 5: Bad Vibes; 6: Artistry and Ethics; II: Part II; 7: Justice and the Thrill Gene; 8: The Right Emotion; 9: The Trouble with Transcendence; 10: Conclusion

Two Aspirins and a Comedy is best evaluated, perhaps, as sociologically informed social criticism. As such, it has a lot to offer. Sociologists trying to understand popular religious discourses in the media will certainly benefit by reading this provocative and insightful book. Stephen Harold Riggins, Memorial University of Newfoundland, in Canadian Journal of Sociology An extraordinary book which makes a vital contribution to our understanding of the potential power for healing and goodness in 'television entertainment.' Personally I hate the ads, the violence, the speed, the escapism of American television, but I've learned a very great deal from this book about 'the other side' of TV. Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work (Owl Books, 2001)

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Metta Spencer

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Can television become a positive force in society? Can socially conscious entertainment change the world?

Contenu

1: Introduction; I: Part I; 2: The Power of Stories; 3: Happy Bodies; 4: Empathy Plus; 5: Bad Vibes; 6: Artistry and Ethics; II: Part II; 7: Justice and the Thrill Gene; 8: The Right Emotion; 9: The Trouble with Transcendence; 10: Conclusion