Abstract
In 1958 the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) promoted its vision of television’s future with an image of a stylishly modern home (Fig. 3.1). Equipped with a “picture frame” flat screen TV mounted on a wall near a huge picture window, the living room was overcome by the postwar dream of TV leisure where views of the outside world (gleaming through the window) were now competing with virtual views on the TV screen. Adding to the attractions of this domestic utopia are a “television control unit” and a mini-fridge on wheels so that the residents are spared the quotidian “challenges” of simply moving around.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Mediated Geographies and Geographies of Media |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
Pages | 37-63 |
Number of pages | 27 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789401799690 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789401799683 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Arts and Humanities