"The first comprehensive encyclopedia for the growing fields of media and communication studies, the Encyclopedia of Media and Communication is an essential resource for beginners and seasoned academics alike. Contributions from over fifty experts and practitioners provide an ac…
Taking a close look at ordinary people 'telling their own story', Nancy Thumim explores self-representations in contemporary digital culture in settings as diverse as reality TV, online storytelling, and oral histories displayed in museums. Self-Representation and Digital Cultur…
"Covering 'Big Brother' weaves together two fundamental concerns about cotemporary politics and mass media: (1) the tension between national security and civil liberties that was thrust center stage by the War on Terror following the 9/11 attacks and reemerged as a defining issu…
A cognitive psychology of mass communication
'Paul Rowinski's typically robust polemic pulls few punches and is not for the faint-hearted or the closed-minded. Ardent fans of tabloid xenophobia masked as Euroscepticism are unlikely to enjoy this rollercoaster ride, an uncompromising critique of the political and journalist…
Media and society
"Media and Society is an established textbook, popular worldwide for its insightful and accessible essays from leading international academics on the most pertinent issues in the media field today. With this updated edition, David Hesmondhalgh joins James Curran and a team of le…
Media and society
In this well established text, a team of international scholars give their thoughts on mass media and culture. The book also seeks to reflect changing emphasis in the study of mass communication and popular culture.
Media and society
In this well established text, a team of international scholars give their thoughts on mass media and culture. The book also seeks to reflect changing emphasis in the study of mass communication and popular culture.
Global communication: a multicultural perspective
Following the historical paths of global communication / Allen Palmer, Brigham Young University -- Global economy and international telecommunications networks / Harmeet Sawhney, Indiana University, Bloomington -- The transnational media corporation and the economics of global c…
Focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media audiences, publics and citizenship. Listening is central to modern communication, politics and experience, but is commonly overlooked and…
Focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media audiences, publics and citizenship. Listening is central to modern communication, politics and experience, but is commonly overlooked and…