Teaching About Television

...A handy introduction to some of the best work so far done in the area and an often inventive guide to techniques which aim to sharpen critical awareness.' - Richard Hoggart, Guardian;'A key text for all Film and Television Studies teachers.' - Screen Education;'One of the most digestible, jargon-free books on media studies available...Should serve as a handbook for all teachers, not just those of the mass media.' - Television;'Let's not beat about the bush: this is a splendid book, detailed, inspiring, practical, with a real nose for what will work in the classroom, and with a clear - and clearly explained - vision of theory that acts as the base from which the practice springs.' - Teaching English