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02485aam a2200373 i 4500 001 EDDB9CE0323411EC8B1165C359ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211021010114 008 201210t20212021njua b 001 0deng 010 $a 2020045039 020 $a 1978821166 020 $a 9781978821163 020 $a 1978821158 020 $a 9781978821156 035 $a (OCoLC)1200578097 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCO $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 04 $a PN1992.6 $b .V47 2021 245 00 $a Very special episodes : $b televising industrial and social change / $c edited by Jonathan Cohn and Jennifer Porst. 264 1 $a New Brunswick : $b Rutgers University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a x, 243 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Very Special Episodes examines how the quintessential "very special episode" format became a primary way in which the television industry responded to and shaped social change, cultural traumas, and industrial transformations. With essays covering shows ranging from the birth of Desi Arnaz, Jr. on I Love Lucy to contemporary examples such as a delayed episode of Black-ish and the streaming-era phenomenon of the "Very Special Seasons" of UnReal and 13 Reasons Why, this collection seriously and critically uses the "very special episode" to chart the history of American television and its self-identified status as an arbiter of culture. Through the study of this unique television format, this anthology traces the history of television's engagement with many of the most important political, aesthetic, economic, and social movements that continue to challenge our society today. In doing so, the essays collectively argue that the "very special episode" has always helped television conceive of itself and its relationship to the world around it"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Social problems on television. 650 0 $a Television programs $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 7 $a Social problems on television. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01895443 650 7 $a Television programs $x Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01147057 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 700 1 $a Cohn, Jonathan, $e editor. 700 1 $a Porst, Jennifer, $e editor. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117023855.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EDDB9CE0323411EC8B1165C359ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search