How to do media & cultural studies
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How to do media & cultural studies
SAGE, c2021
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-316) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A favourite with both students and lecturers, How to Do Media and Cultural Studies provides readers with all the knowledge and practical expertise they need to carry out their project or dissertation. Giving them hands-on guidance on managing the whole process, Jane Stokes:
Shows students how to identify a topic and create a research question
Guides them through the research process, from getting started through to writing-up
Explores a range a case studies, showing how methods have been applied by others
Expanded and updated throughout, this 3rd edition now includes:
Increased coverage of digital media, social media and internet research
More practical exercises to help you tie media and cultural theory to your work
New guidance on understanding research ethics
New guidance on mixing and combining methods
How to Do Media and Cultural Studies has inspired thousands of students and researchers to understand why studying media texts, industries and audiences is so important. It is an ideal companion for anyone conducting a research project.
Table of Contents
Part I: Thinking: Theory and practice
Chapter 1: Addressing epistemology: How do we know anything about anything?
Chapter 2: Why do we do media and cultural studies?
Part II: Practicalities: Managing your research
Chapter 3: Getting started
Chapter 4: Managing the research process
Chapter 5: Getting finished
Part III: Methods and approaches to research
Chapter 6: Researching texts: Approaches to analysing media and cultural content
Chapter 7: Researching the creative industries: Studying organisations, institutions and producers
Chapter 8: Researching audiences: Who uses media and culture? How and Why?
Chapter 9: Research in context: Exploring mixed methods and research practice
Chapter 10: Conclusion
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