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 | | Whereas a dominant binary opposition in understanding American culture has always been the public space versus the private space, Heller argues that television and television narratives (like The Donna Reed Show) are part of, and investigate, a liminal third sphere which encompasses facets from both the public and the private spheres. |
 | | For example, when we watch television, we do so in the privacy of our homes, but in doing so, we are committing a public act, as other people are also watching. |
 | | Because local, daytime television is less regulated by the national, network model, such hosts were allowed to experiment with the potential of television as an artistic and communications medium. |
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