Questioning the media : a critical introduction

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Questioning the media : a critical introduction

editors, John Downing, Ali Mohammadi, Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammadi

Sage Publications, c1995

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-506)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A best-seller in its first edition, this text has become the critical introduction to media studies. Now with seven new chapters and extensive revisions throughout, this Second Edition provides an introduction for students and general readers that is even more current and engaging. Practical and highly accessible, Questioning the Media, Second Edition invites readers to become active participants in understanding the importance of the media today. New chapters enhance the previous collection of original works by distinguished contributors: Media and identity Global media influences Computer-mediated communication Feminist media theories Popular music News coverage of AIDS Designed as a text with introductions to each section and chapter, this groundbreaking volume offers diverse critical perspectives on media studies, including: Political economy Cultural studies Frankfurt School critical theory Feminism Audience ethnography Cultural dependency Students can thoroughly examine topics in mass culture, technology, international communication, and much more. Throughout the text and glossary, sophisticated terms and concepts are explained, making this the ideal critical introduction to media studies. Questioning the Media is the introductory text for first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year undergraduates, and is also invaluable for graduate students, professionals, and general readers as a critical introduction to media studies.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTORY PERSPECTIVES: CULTURE, HISTORY, TECHNOLOGY Culture and Communication - Alan O'Connor and John Downing Forms of Media as Ways of Knowing - Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammadi Mediating Communication - Joshua Meyrowitz What Happens? How Are Media Born and Developed? - Brian Winston PART II: MEDIA, POWER AND CONTROL Media in the US Political Economy - Edward Herman Mass Media and the US Presidency - Cedric J Robinson The Tug-of-War over the First Amendment - Donna A Demac and John Downing Control Mechanisms of National News Making - America Rodriguez Britain, Canada, Mexico and the United States Western European Media - Denis McQuail The Mixed Model under Threat Media in Multicultural Nations - Andrew Jakubowicz Some Comparisons Media, Dictatorship and the Reemergence of `Civil Society' - John Downing PART III: AUDIENCES AND USERS The Nature of the Audience - Ien Ang Tracking the Audience - Oscar H Gandy Jr Personal Information and Privacy Alternative Media and the Boston Tea Party - John Downing PART IV: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Computers and Communication - Nikhil Sinha and Allucquere Rosanne Stone New Communication Technologies and Deregulation - Donna A Demac with Liching Sung Information Imbalance across the Globe - Cees J Hamelink PART V: MASS MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE Gender, Representation and the Media - Liesbet van Zoonen Advertising and Consumer Culture - Douglas Kellner Racism and the American Way of Media - Ash Corea Cultural Imperialism and Cultural Identity - Ali Mohammadi Popular Music - Keith Negus Between Celebration and Despair Cinema and Communication - Mary Desjardins AIDS News and News Cultures - Kevin Williams and David Miller Global News Media Cover the World - Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammadi Myths in and about Television - Sari Thomas Entertainers and Economics Sport and the Spectacle - Michael Real

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  • NCID
    BA25334225
  • ISBN
    • 0803971966
    • 0803971974
  • LCCN
    94048241
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxix, 511 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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