Soap OperaISBN: 978-0-7456-2654-3
Hardcover
240 pages
January 2003, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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"This book achieves what media studies researchers have spent two
decades striving for: a comprehensive study for a television text
plus on in-depth account of the audience’s relation to the
text, solidly grounded in empirical evidence, and in the context of
the economics of broadcasting. It is the best book I’ve ever
read about soap opera, and one of the best I’ve ever read
about television."
Ellen Seiter, University of California, San Diego
"Dorothy Hobson understands soap opera’s power to involve
TV viewers better than any-one alive. This remarkable study is of
compelling interest to the soap addict, to the general reader and
to the student of mass media’s money magic. A rewarding
read."
Jeremy Isaacs, Founding Chief Executive, Channel 4
"The art of TV soap opera has finally come of age and is
recognized by audience and critics as quality drama. This book is
the definitive to the genre, and will prove indis-pensable to fans
and academics alike."
Mal Young, BBC Controller, Drama Series