Console-ing passions : television and cultural power
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-309) and index.
Introduction why do we need to talk about socialism and TV? -- From socialist realism to emotional realism -- Tele-education -- Crime appeal -- The great socialist game (show) -- Postsocialist ethno-racial reality TV -- The historical adventure drama -- Postsocialist nostalgia and European historical drama -- Commercials as time-space machines -- Women and TV -- Socialist soaps -- Socialist comedy -- (Post)socialist political satire.