Douglas, Susan J. 1950-

Listening in radio and the American imagination / [electronic resource] : Susan J. Douglas. - 1st University of Minnesota Press ed. - Minneapolis, Minn. ; University of Minnesota Press, 2004. - xv, 415 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., ports ; 23 cm. - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

Originally published : New York : Times Books, 1999. E-Book-ACLS / Zugriff nur im DHI-Lesesaal American Council of Learned Societies/ https://www.humanitiesebook.org/about/

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Zen of listening -- The ethereal world -- Exploratory listening in the 1920s -- Tuning in to jazz -- Radio comedy and linguistic slapstick -- The invention of the audience -- World War II and the invention of broadcast journalism -- Playing fields of the mind -- The kids take over : transistors, DJs, and rock'n'roll -- The FM revolution -- Talk talk -- Why ham radio matters -- Is listening dead?

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