Journal article
“I Think I’m Gonna Throw up …”: Toward a Cultural Theory of Shock Radio
Journal of Radio and Audio Media, Vol.21(2), pp.202-216
2014
DOI: 10.1080/19376529.2014.950144
Abstract
Focusing on the period 1999–2003, this study examines the cultural content of the Howard Stern Show in order to develop a theory of shock radio. We argue that while Stern's sexist and anti-feminist agenda framed his treatment of women's bodies, his broader obsession with bodily excess reflected the particular cultural moment of the late 20th century and the long-term problem of embodiment via the radio medium. We draw on Linda William's concept of body genres, M. M. Bakhtin's grotesque body, and recent radio scholarship in order to conceptualize the relationship among the voice, the body, and the medium in shock radio . Joy Elizabeth Hayes (Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1994) is associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. Her research and teaching interests include the cultural history of broadcasting in the U.S. and Mexico, community radio in Latin America, and media history and theory . Dana Gravesen is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa. His current research interests include nationalism and identity with regard to Dominican-American media, U.S. broadcasting history, and critical cultural media theory .
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- “I Think I’m Gonna Throw up …”: Toward a Cultural Theory of Shock Radio
- Creators
- Joy Elizabeth Hayes - University of Iowa, Communication StudiesDana Gravesen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Radio and Audio Media, Vol.21(2), pp.202-216
- DOI
- 10.1080/19376529.2014.950144
- ISSN
- 1937-6537
- eISSN
- 1937-6537
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2014
- Academic Unit
- Communication Studies; Interdisciplinary Programs; Rhetoric; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9983766399002771
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