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Media And Society
This book introduces undergraduates to critical perspectives on the relationship between media and society, and to ideas about the production of meaning through media. The opening chapters provide a foundation to understanding the triangular relationship between media businesses (institutions) and texts and audiences. Succeeding chapters look at specialist areas such as popular music, news, new technologies, advertising and globalization. .There is a development and application of ideas about such key terms as representation, difference, discourse and ideology. The student reader is encouraged to take on different views around issues relating to questions of media power, media influence, aud...
Media and Popular Culture
Media and Popular Culture is a key topic on the AEB amd Interboard syllabuses. This is an exploration of sociological concepts of media such as the influence of news on the outcome of war, control of the media, and the reflection of social issues in television programmes. The author applies theory to practice, and provides group and individual activities, sample questions and skills advice.
Talking Television
The study of television is central to media, communication and cultural courses. This new textbook by the author of 'More Than Meets the Eye' introduces students to three main approaches to television study: culturalist, postmodernist and gender perspectives, explaining challenging concepts such as ideology, institution and audience with plenty of concrete examples and illustrations. Important - and entertaining - TV genres such as crime drama and docusoaps are discussed, with separate chapters on news, realism and representation. The relationship between institution and audience, views on TV effects and theories of how meanings are constructed for and by the audience, are explored in the light of current research. A chapter on television history is included, and the book ends with a vision of the future of television, driven by the impact of globalization as well as advances in technology. Critical debates and concepts are woven throughout the text, illustrated by diagrams and shots taken from a variety of programmes. This book will be core reading for students seeking information about the medium of television combined with thorough critical understanding.
Between Ourselves
This is the ideal text for students taking courses in interpersonal communication. It draws together all the main strands in communication theory to illustrate communication processes in action. This new edition fully reflects recent changes in communication syllabuses and includes more material on intracultural/intercultural communication, gender and communication, discourse and textual analysis and emotional intelligence. Extensive use of questions, case studies and examples shows students how to relate the theory to common experiences of communication, while suggestions for further reading enable them to widen their knowledge of the field.
More Than Meets the Eye
This book is an essential text for the successful study of media studies. It introduces all the key concepts and debates which students need to know, showing how to relate them to factual information and to examples from the media. This new edition has been extensively rewritten and incorporates the latest research on representation, exploring core topics such as "identity" and "difference."
Media for Society
Papers presented at the National Media Seminar held at Kottayam, India from 23-25 Sept. 1994.
More Than Words
The authors cover the essential elements of communication, including communication between individuals and groups, in organizations and through mass media and new technologies.
Graeme and Cyril
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More Than Meets the Eye
This lively and comprehensive book deals with the central topics in current media studies. Packed with helpful examples, it explains key concepts and relates them to actual media material, ranging from comics and pop music to television and film. It explains how media institutions work, how to analyze the texts they produce, and how they are received by their audiences. Students will find here a wealth of up-to-date factual information but are also encouraged to question the significance of what they learn. Fully updated throughout, this new edition includes expanded coverage of cultural studies and a revised chapter on methods of study.
