Television and the Meaning of 'Live'

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This book is about the question of existence, the meaning of'life'. It is an enquiry into the contemporary humansituation as disclosed by television. The elementary components of any real-world situation are place,people and time. These are first examined as basic existentialphenomena drawing on Heidegger's fundamental enquiry into thehuman situation in Being and Time. They are then exploredthrough the technological and production care-structures ofbroadcast television which, routinely and exceptionally, displaythe situated experience of being alive and living in the worldtoday. It shows routinely in the live self-enactments of personsbeing themselves and the liveness of their ordinary talk ontelevision. It shows exceptionally in television coverage of greatoccasions and catastrophes as they unfold live and in real time.Case studies reveal the existential role of television in salvagingthe possibility of genuine experience, and in revealing theworld-historical character of life today. To explore thesequestions, the agenda of sociology - its concern with economic,political and cultural life - is set aside. Being in the world isnot, in the first (or last) instance, a social but an existentialquestion, as an existential enquiry into television todaydiscovers. Passionate and sweeping in scale, this new book from a leadingmedia scholar is a major contribution to our understanding of themedia today.

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Paddy Scannell

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"Television and the Meaning of Live is an important andexciting book, which helps one to see television, and media ingeneral, in new ways. More than this, it is a book that can helpone to see the world as a whole anew, as befits the task of'unconcealment' that was Heidegger's goal. It cannot berecommended highly enough." Critical Studies in Television ''Taking a refreshing phenomenological perspective, Paddy Scannelloffers a thoughtful and compelling analysis of the way live radioand television capture and disclose the everyday human situation. Aremarkable intellectual achievement by one of the most influentialtheorists of communication, this book will definitely enrich anddeepen our understanding of the central role of broadcasting in ourlived experience.'' Milly Buonanno, La Sapienza University of Roma, author of TheAge of Television ''Can a phenomenology of " live " broadcastingilluminate the nature of everyday human situations? Paddy Scannelldaringly answers : yes. The meaning of " Live " has muchto tell us about the meaning of " Life " . Inspired byHeidegger's Being and Time, this brilliant and provocativebook challenges us to unlock media theory from the relentlessembrace of sociologism.'' Daniel Dayan, Centre National de la Recherche scientifique &Institut d'études Politiques, Paris ''Using television, Paddy Scannell examines our situatedness inthe world and carves out a strikingly fresh approach to mediaanalysis. A seminal contribution--perceptive and humane.'' Carolyn Marvin, Annenberg School, University ofPennsylvania
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