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An American family : a televised life / Jeffrey Ruoff.
Author
Ruoff, Jeffrey, 1962-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2002.
Description
xxv, 163 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Architecture Library - Stacks
HQ536 .R86 2002
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Families
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United States
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Middle class
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United States
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Documentary television programs
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United States
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American family (Television program)
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Documentary television programs
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Series
Visible evidence ; v. 11.
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Visible evidence ; v. 11
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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.
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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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