Shortridge, James R.Campbell, Gabriel Scott2011-09-042011-09-042011-05-282011http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11598https://hdl.handle.net/1808/7997Drawing inspiration from numerous place image studies in geography and other social sciences, this dissertation examines the senses of place and regional identity shaped by more than seven hundred American television series that aired from 1947 to 2007. Each state's relative share of these programs is described. The geographic themes, patterns, and images from these programs are analyzed, with an emphasis on identity in five American regions: the Mid-Atlantic, New England, the Midwest, the South, and the West. The dissertation concludes with a comparison of television's senses of place to those described in previous studies of regional identity.691 pagesenThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.GeographyRegional identitySense of placeTelevisionUnited StatesDissertationopenAccess