Acousmatic Presences: From DJs to Talk-Radio Hosts in American Fiction, Cinema, and Drama

DJs and talk-show hosts are undoubtedly cultural icons in the United States mediascape, and as such they appear in several novels, in films, and in the play Talk Radio, by Eric Bogosian. This essay analyzes the socio-political implications of how DJs and talk-show hosts are depicted by taking them b...

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Published in:Mosaic (Winnipeg) 2009-03, Vol.42 (1), p.83-98
Main Author: ROSSI, UMBERTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
American literature
Analysis
Bogosian, Eric
Broadcasting industry
Censorship
Dick, Philip K
Disc jockeying
Disc jockeys
Entertainment
Fairness doctrine
Fiction
Free enterprise
History
Mosaic
Motion pictures
Movies
Music
Novels
Politics
Practice
Pynchon, Thomas
Radio
Radio broadcasting
Radio hosts
Radio programs
Radio stations
Theater
United States history
White supremacy
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Summary:DJs and talk-show hosts are undoubtedly cultural icons in the United States mediascape, and as such they appear in several novels, in films, and in the play Talk Radio, by Eric Bogosian. This essay analyzes the socio-political implications of how DJs and talk-show hosts are depicted by taking them back to their historical background.
ISSN:0027-1276
1925-5683