Over 30 million people in South Africa watch TV regularly, yet there is a surprising dearth of published literature on television in this country. Tuning In: Perspectives on Television in South Africa fulfils the need for a comprehensive study of South African television that will be invaluable to undergraduate media students and other scholars of television. It will also appeal to the general reader who takes a keen interest in what appears on our screens.
Tuning In is an interesting book that, after setting television in this country in its fascinating historical perspective, investigates the various genres of television that make up the rich fabric of what is on offer to audiences. In so doing, it explores issues of production, identity, public opinion and the making of meaning for South AfricaÕs widely diverse television viewers, who reflect the country’s culturally disparate society.
About the contributors
The editors, Michele Tager and Colin Chasi are with the School of Communication at the University of Johannesburg. Michele is in the Department of Journalism, Film and Television and Colin is in the Department of Communication Studies. The contributors are academics and media specialists from a number of South African universities.
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