BFI TV Studies

Launching October 2024

The BFI is a cultural charity, and the UK’s lead organisation for film, television and the moving image.

The BFI TV Studies collection will include over 40 titles encompassing a wide range of topics in television history, culture and forms. Featuring coverage of television from around the world, the collection includes foundational books by leading scholars in the field, some of which are not currently available in eBook format.

Collection Highlights:

• Seinfeld: A reflective, funny account of one of the most popular TV sitcoms ever made. In this BFI TV Classic, Nicholas Mirzoeff situates Seinfeld as an expression of Clinton-era America, from its consistently ironic take on social life, to the changing culture of sexuality and ethnicity.
• Queer as Folk: Glyn Davis examines this ground-breaking series from its conception and production, alongside the political and social context in which it was received and the concerns addressed throughout the series.
• The Chinese Television Industry: This ground-breaking study explores how television content is changing, how the Chinese government is responding to the challenges presented by digital media, and how businesses are brokering alliances in both traditional and new media sectors.
• Tele-Visions: an Introduction to Studying Television: A comprehensive, authoritative, accessible and lively introduction to the subject of television studies. Written by many of the leading international figures in the field, it covers all the major issues, debates, key terms, histories and methodologies that go to make up this exciting area of expertise.