Prime time soap operas on Indian television

Author(s)

• Munshi, Shoma

Bibliographic Information

Prime time soap operas on Indian television

Shoma Munshi

Routledge, 2010

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-303) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book focuses on 'urban family soaps' on television and analyses them as an important resource for anthropological insights into contemporary social issues and practices. It studies the 'popular' and 'everyday' while also concentrating on the middle class.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Milieu of Production 3. Key Elements of Production 4. Soap Tales 5. Women: Similar Genre, Different Representations 6. The Male Voice 7. Themes and Issues 8. Conclusion Appendix I: Tracking the Growth of Televsion in India Appendix II: TAM (Television Audience Measurement Ratings) Appendix III: Synopses of Soap Operas Bibliography

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BB04119425
• ISBN:
  • 9780415553773
• LCCN: 2009305396
• Country Code: ii
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Delhi
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 312 p., [36] p. of plates
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN1992.8.S4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Television soap operas -- India
  • LCSH : Femininity -- India