Key Concepts in Media and Communications
Nov 2011 · SAGE
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"A sprightly, critical and intelligent guided tour around the mansion of media and communications/cultural research... enormously useful for students and researchers."
- James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London
"A highly comprehensive guide to core concepts in media theory and criticism."
- Andrew Goodwin, University of San Francisco
"A great resource for new under-grads and something I urge my students to buy and use as a hand first ′port of call′ throughout their studies."
- Paul Smith, De Montfort University
This book covers the key concepts central to understanding recent developments in media and communications studies. Wide-ranging in scope and accessible in style it sets out a useful, clear map of the important theories, methods and debates.
The entries critically explore the limits of a key concept as much as the traditions that define it. They include clear definitions, are introduced within the wider context of the field and each one:
- James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London
"A highly comprehensive guide to core concepts in media theory and criticism."
- Andrew Goodwin, University of San Francisco
"A great resource for new under-grads and something I urge my students to buy and use as a hand first ′port of call′ throughout their studies."
- Paul Smith, De Montfort University
This book covers the key concepts central to understanding recent developments in media and communications studies. Wide-ranging in scope and accessible in style it sets out a useful, clear map of the important theories, methods and debates.
The entries critically explore the limits of a key concept as much as the traditions that define it. They include clear definitions, are introduced within the wider context of the field and each one:
- is fully cross-referenced
- is appropriately illustrated with examples, tables and diagrams
- provides a guide to further reading.
This book is an essential resource for students of media and communications across sociology, cultural studies, creative industries and of course, media and communications courses.
About the author
Paul Jones is Professor in the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.
David Holmes is a Lecturer in Communications and Media, Monash University
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