PERFECTION, WRETCHED, NORMAL, AND NOWHERE: A REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN TELEVISION SETTINGS

Drawing inspiration from numerous place image studies in geography and other social sciences, this dissertation examines the senses of place and regional identity shaped by more than seven hundred American television series that aired from 1947 to 2007. Each state's relative share of these programs is described. The geographic themes, patterns, and images from these programs are analyzed, with an emphasis on identity in five American regions: the Mid-Atlantic, New England, the Midwest, the South, and the West. The dissertation concludes with a comparison of television's senses of place to those described in previous studies of regional identity.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Kansas

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Campbell, Gabriel Scott

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Shortridge, James R.

• Geography
• Regional identity
• Sense of place
• Television
• United States

Statement dc:rights

• This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11598

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/7997