Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Congress, Culture and Capitalism: Congressional Hearings into Cultural Regulation, 1953-1967

Selby, Shawn M.

Abstract Details

2008, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, History (Arts and Sciences).
This dissertation describes the series of investigations and hearings into cultural regulation that took place before the U.S. congress between 1953 and 1967. Beginning with Senate inquiries into juvenile delinquency and ending with the creation of the public broadcasting system in 1967, the dissertation argues that lawmakers and witnesses repeatedly emphasized internal industry oversight and the power of competition within the culture industry to regulate cultural products like comic books, movies and television. Public television was seen as a solution to the problem that met the demands lawmakers had placed upon their investigations. Existing works tending to focus on matters of quality or social science overlook the economic and regulatory aspects of congress's activities.
Kevin Mattson, PhD (Advisor)
Paul Milazzo, PhD (Committee Member)
Katherine Jellison, PhD (Committee Member)
Barry Tadlock, PhD (Committee Member)
439 p.

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Selby, S. M. (2008). Congress, Culture and Capitalism: Congressional Hearings into Cultural Regulation, 1953-1967 [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1212766295

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Selby, Shawn. Congress, Culture and Capitalism: Congressional Hearings into Cultural Regulation, 1953-1967. 2008. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1212766295.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Selby, Shawn. "Congress, Culture and Capitalism: Congressional Hearings into Cultural Regulation, 1953-1967." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1212766295

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)