Bootlegging the Airwaves : Alternative Histories of Radio and Television Distribution
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| Title: | Bootlegging the Airwaves : Alternative Histories of Radio and Television Distribution |
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| Description: | How fan passion and technology merged into a new subculture Long before internet archives and the anytime, anywhere convenience of streaming, people collected, traded, and shared radio and television content via informal networks that crisscrossed transnational boundaries. Eleanor Patterson's fascinating cultural history explores the distribution of radio and TV tapes from the 1960s through the 1980s. Looking at bootlegging against the backdrop of mass media's formative years, Patterson delves into some of the major subcultures of the era. Old-time radio aficionados felt the impact of inexpensive audio recording equipment and the controversies surrounding programs like Amos ‘n'Andy. Bootlegging communities devoted to buddy cop TV shows like Starsky and Hutch allowed women to articulate female pleasure and sexuality while Star Trek videos in Australia inspired a grassroots subculture built around community viewings of episodes. Tape trading also had a profound influence on creating an intellectual pro wrestling fandom that aided wrestling's growth into an international sports entertainment industry. |
| Authors: | Eleanor Patterson |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Television viewers--Social aspects, Radio audiences--Social aspects, Video recordings--Pirated editions, Sound recordings--Pirated editions, Fans (Persons), Radio audiences |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Entertainment |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | How fan passion and technology merged into a new subculture Long before internet archives and the anytime, anywhere convenience of streaming, people collected, traded, and shared radio and television content via informal networks that crisscrossed transnational boundaries. Eleanor Patterson's fascinating cultural history explores the distribution of radio and TV tapes from the 1960s through the 1980s. Looking at bootlegging against the backdrop of mass media's formative years, Patterson delves into some of the major subcultures of the era. Old-time radio aficionados felt the impact of inexpensive audio recording equipment and the controversies surrounding programs like Amos ‘n'Andy. Bootlegging communities devoted to buddy cop TV shows like Starsky and Hutch allowed women to articulate female pleasure and sexuality while Star Trek videos in Australia inspired a grassroots subculture built around community viewings of episodes. Tape trading also had a profound influence on creating an intellectual pro wrestling fandom that aided wrestling's growth into an international sports entertainment industry. |
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| ISBN: | 9780252045585 9780252087691 9780252055249 |
