An American family : a televised life / Jeffrey Ruoff.

Author
Ruoff, Jeffrey, 1962- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2002.
Description
xxv, 163 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

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      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-153) and index.
      Contents
      • Introduction: Recasting Documentary xv
      • Part I Making an American Family
      • 1 "A Real View of Middle-Class Life" 3
      • 2 Filming the Louds, Editing the Footage 24
      • Part II A Closer Look at an American Family
      • 3 "A Bastard Union of Several Forms" 53
      • 4 Opening Night: Episode One 64
      • 5 Sound in Documentary: Listening to the Louds 77
      • Part III Reception of an American Family
      • 6 Publicity Sets the Stage, Reviews Steal the Show 95
      • 7 Louds Strike Back 120
      • Conclusion: The Children of An American Family 130.
      ISBN
      • 0816635609 ((HC ; : alk. paper))
      • 9780816635603 ((HC ; : alk. paper))
      • 0816635617 ((PB ; : alk. paper))
      • 9780816635610 ((PB ; : alk. paper))
      LCCN
      2001003079
      OCLC
      47018412
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