The poverty of television : the mediation of suffering in class-divided Philippines

The poverty of television : the mediation of suffering in class-divided Philippines /

Based on a 20-month ethnographic study of television and audiences in class-divided Philippines, this is the first book to take a bottom-up approach in considering how people respond to images and narratives of suffering and poverty on television. The book aims to contribute to the broader project o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ong, Jonathan Corpus
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Anthem Press, 2015.
Series:JSTOR EBA.
Subjects:
Television viewers > Philippines > Attitudes.
Television programs > Social aspects > Philippines.
Suffering on television.
Television > Philippines > Psychological aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Suffering on television
Television programs > Social aspects
Television > Psychological aspects
Television viewers > Attitudes
Philippines
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the poverty of television
  • The moral turn: from first principles to lay moralities
  • Theorising mediated suffering: ethics of media texts, audiences and ecologies
  • Audience ethics: mediating suffering in everyday life
  • Entertainment: playing with pity
  • News: recognising calls to action
  • Conclusions: mediating suffering, dividing class
  • Appendix: the poverty of television.

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