TV as Art: Some Essays in Criticism.

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Title: TV as Art: Some Essays in Criticism.
Authors: Hazard, Patrick D., National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL.
Availability: National Council of Teachers of English, 508 South Sixth Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820 (Stock No. 46006, $1.25).
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 221
Publication Date: 1966
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education, Mass Media, Public Television, Secondary Education, Television, Television Viewing
Abstract: Based on the beliefs that television can be a legitimate art form and that the development of judgment about television programs is one of the serious responsibilities of the schools, this collection of critiques of television programs is intended for teachers at every level of instruction. Essays are (1) "'TV as Art': Some Reflections" by Patrick D. Hazard, (2) "'The Making of a President': Politics and Mass Communication in America" by John Tebbel, (3) "On Rod Serling, James Agee, and Popular Culture" by Jack Behar, (4) "Ethos by Esso: 'In What America?' and 'Culture in Transition' from Esso World Theatre, February and May, 1964" by Richard J. Stonesifer, (5) "Television and the Problem Play" by David Boroff, (6) "Some Versions of Shakespeare on the Screen" by Raymond Williams, (7) "Television and the Culture of the Child: 'Exploring' on the Renaissance" by Charles Winick and Mariann P. Winick, (8) "Life, Death, and 'Nature' in Children's TV" by George Bluestone, (9) "A Twenty-one Inch Medium for Thirty-six Inch Receivers" by George Dessart, and (10) "'The Story of a Newspaper Man': Diary of a Lesson Planned" by Brother Thomas Timothy. (DL)
Notes: Papers originally commissioned by the Television Information Office for the National Council of Teachers of English Television Festival.
Journal Code: RIEMAR1969
Entry Date: 1969
Accession Number: ED023659
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Based on the beliefs that television can be a legitimate art form and that the development of judgment about television programs is one of the serious responsibilities of the schools, this collection of critiques of television programs is intended for teachers at every level of instruction. Essays are (1) "'TV as Art': Some Reflections" by Patrick D. Hazard, (2) "'The Making of a President': Politics and Mass Communication in America" by John Tebbel, (3) "On Rod Serling, James Agee, and Popular Culture" by Jack Behar, (4) "Ethos by Esso: 'In What America?' and 'Culture in Transition' from Esso World Theatre, February and May, 1964" by Richard J. Stonesifer, (5) "Television and the Problem Play" by David Boroff, (6) "Some Versions of Shakespeare on the Screen" by Raymond Williams, (7) "Television and the Culture of the Child: 'Exploring' on the Renaissance" by Charles Winick and Mariann P. Winick, (8) "Life, Death, and 'Nature' in Children's TV" by George Bluestone, (9) "A Twenty-one Inch Medium for Thirty-six Inch Receivers" by George Dessart, and (10) "'The Story of a Newspaper Man': Diary of a Lesson Planned" by Brother Thomas Timothy. (DL)