Televising history Mediating the past in postwar Europe /

This volume brings together scholars from across Europe to critically examine TV history programming in a period of political, economic and cultural change. They look at links between programming and national identity, consider the representation of minorities, and explore a range of televisual genr...

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Group Author: Bell, Erin.; Gray, Ann, 1946-
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230277205
Summary: This volume brings together scholars from across Europe to critically examine TV history programming in a period of political, economic and cultural change. They look at links between programming and national identity, consider the representation of minorities, and explore a range of televisual genres and techniques.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Originally published in: 2010.
Carrier Form: 288 p. : 2 b&w, halftones.
ISBN: 9780230222083
9780230277205 :
0230277209 :
CLC: G22
Contents: Introduction: History on Television in Europe: The Past Two Decades-- E.Bell& A.Gray PART I: PERSPECTIVES 'Once Upon A Time...': Visual Design and Documentary Openings-- J.Corner History on Television: The Problem of Sources-- P.Sorlin& L.Cigognetti Combating 'A Message Without a Code': Writing the 'History' Documentary-- B.Winston Contexts of Production: Commissioning History-- A.Gray Beyond The Witness: The Layering of Historical Testimonies on British Television-- E.Bell PART II: TELEVISED HISTORY AND NATIONAL IDENTITY Staging Historical Leaders on French Television: The Example of Napoleon Bonaparte-- I.Veyrat-Masson Landscape and Memory: British Television Documentaries about the First World War-- E.Hanna Mediated Collective Memory and the Political Process Towards Democracy in Spain: An Analysis of the Spanish TV Historical Documentary Series La Transicion-- S.Hernandez Corchete PART III: TELEVISED HISTORY, MEMORY AND IDENTITY Television Fiction, A Domain of Memory: Retelling the Past on Dutch Television-- S.de Leeuw Facing the Truth, Pain, and Reconciliation-- A.Blaney Women and War: M.Rohringer History in Popular Television Drama: The Flemish Past in Wij, Heren van Zichem-- A.Dhoest PART IV: HISTORY PROGRAMMING: FORM, GENRE, TECHNIQUE 'I Feel Completely Beautiful For the First Time In My Life': Bodily Re-Enactment and Reality Documentary-- J.de Groot (Re)Constructing Biographies: German Television Docudrama and the Historical Biography-- T.Ebbrecht Flog It!: Nostalgia and Lifestyle on British Daytime Television-- I.Kleinecke Who Do You Think You Are? Family History and Memory on British Television-- A.Holdsworth Conclusion: Broader Themes and Televisualisation-- E.Bell& A.Gray Notes Bibliography Index.