Only Connect: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the United States by
Provides a comprehensive history of American broadcasting from its earliest days in radio, through the rise of television, to the current era of digital media and the Internet. It views broadcasting as a vital component of American cultural identity, placing the development of U.S. radio, television, and new media in the context of social and cultural change.
How to Watch Television, Second Edition by
How to Watch Television, Second Edition brings together forty original essays―more than half of which are new to this edition―from today’s leading scholars on television culture, who write about the programs they care (and think) the most about. Each essay focuses on a single television show, demonstrating one way to read the program and, through it, our media culture.
Avant-Garde Film by 
Cut/Film As Found Object in Contemporary Video by
Cutting through history : found footage in avant-garde filmmaking / Rob Yeo -- The editor / Stefano Basilico -- The failures of fair use and the future of free culture / Lawrence Lessig -- Candice Breitz -- Omer Fast -- Douglas Gordon -- Michael Joaquin Grey -- Pierre Huyghe -- Christian Marclay -- Jennifer and Kevin McCoy -- Paul Pfeiffer.