Wendy Hajjar: 2 books
HBO's Treme and Post-Katrina Catharsis
The Mediated Rebirth of New Orleans
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, outsiders will have two versions of the Katrina experience. One version will be the images they recall from news coverage of the aftermath. The other will be the intimate portrayal of the determination of New Orleans residents to rebuild and recover their lives....
Television in the Nursing Home
A Case Study of the Media Consumption Routines and Strategies of Nursing Home Residents
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Television in the Nursing Home: A Case Study of the Media Consumption Routines and Strategies of Nursing Home Residents is a three-stage ethnographic study of media use by the elderly in long-term care facilities. This research concludes that watching television is the most prevalent and pervasive...