Fans, Feminisms and 'Quality' Media considers how longrunning and popular eadio and TV programmes such as Inspector Morse and The Archers participate in contemporary debates about gender and feminisme, national identity and ethnicity, and tradition and modernity. Examining the connections between these programmes and heritage film, Lyn Thomas reveals how both porgrammes, in different ways, reflect tensions in postcolonial British culture and contribute to definitions of 'quality' in the media. Through in-depth research and interviews with liteners and viewers, she investigates the social construction of identities (particularly frminist identities) in talk about media texts, showing how popular radio and TV series become part of their audience's own personal narratives.
Chapter 1 Bourdieu, Butler and Beyond:
Theoretical Background to the Study
Chapter 2 'Quality' Media: Critical Debates, Texts and
Contexts
Chapter 3 Introducing the Audience Study
Chapter 4 In Love with Inspector Morse
Chapter 5 'Archers Addicts'
Chapter 6 Feminisms, Fans and Country Folk
Chapter 7 Conclusion