Quizzing America : television game shows and popular culture in the 1950s / Mark Dunn.

Quizzing America : television game shows and popular culture in the 1950s / Mark Dunn.

The author explores the iconography of mid-century America in the context of televisoon watching, game playing and prize winning, and collective self-examination. The scandals that marred the genre's reputation are revisited, highlighting American's propensity for both gullibility and wink...

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Main Author: Dunn, Mark, 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Subjects:
Television quiz shows > United States > History > 20th century.
Television game shows > United States > History > 20th century.

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Call Number: PN1992.8.Q5 D86 2018
 
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