Spectacular Television: Exploring Televisual Pleasure 1780767374, 978-1780767376

In terms of visual impact, television has often been regarded as inferior to cinema. It has been characterised as sound-

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English Pages 276 Year 2016

Spectacular Television: Exploring Televisual Pleasure
1780767374, 978-1780767376

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