Containing new thinking and original surveys, Media & Cultural Theory brings together leading international scholars to address key issues and debates within media and cultural studies.Through the use of contemporary media and film texts such as Bridget Jones’ Diary and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and using case studies of the USA and the UK after September 11th, James Curran and David Morley examine central topics including:media representations of the new woman in contemporary societythe creation of self in lifestyle mediathe nature of globalizationthe rise of digital actors and media.Ideal as a course reader, with each essay covering a different major area or advance in original research, Media & Cultural Theory is global in its reach. Through its engagement with broad questions, it is an invaluable book that can be applied to the studies of media and cultural studies students the English-speaking world over.
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Containing new thinking and original surveys from leading international scholars, this ideal course reader uses contemporary media, film texts and case studies to address key issues and debates within media and cultural studies the world over.
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List of contributors, Acknowledgement, Editors’ introduction, SECTION I Media, modernity and globalization, SECTION II Media, community and dialogue, SECTION III Media power, ideology and markets, SECTION IV Cultural production, consumption and aesthetics, SECTION V New technologies and cultural forms, Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780415317054
Publisert
2005-11-17
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
480 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320