Media and cultural theory /
Media and cultural theory /
edited by James Curran and David Morley.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
- xi,308 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Media, modernity and globalisation -- The poetics of communication / Globalisation and cultural imperialism reconsidered / The push and pull of global culture / Post feminism and popular culture / Media, community and dialogue -- A nation and its immigration / Thinking experiences / Peckham tales / Media as conversation, conversation as media / Media and cultural theory in the age of market liberalism / Placing promotional culture / International agreements and the regulation of world communication / Transvaluing media studies / Cultural production, consumption and aesthetics -- Rethinking creative production: away from the cultural industries / Inventing the psychological / Discussing quality / New technologies and cultural forms -- Doing technoscience as (new) media / Synthespians among us / Digital film and late capitalism / Internet transformations / Bill Schwarz -- David Morley -- James Lull -- Angela McRobbie -- Arvind Rajagopal -- Kevin Robins and Asu Aksoy -- Gareth Stanton -- John Durham Peters -- James Curran -- Aeron Davis -- Ted Magder -- Nick Couldry -- Keith Negus -- Lisa Blackman -- Christine Geraghty -- Sarah Kember -- Jonathan Burston -- Janet Harbord -- Des Freedman. Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. 2. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Pt. 4. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Pt. 5. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19.
Containing new thinking and original surveys, Media & Cultural Theory brings together leading international scholars to address key issues and debates within media and cultural studies.
Through the use of contemporary media and film texts such as Bridget Jones' Diary and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and using case studies of the USA and the UK after September 11th, James Curran and David Morley examine central topics including:
- media representations of the new woman in contemporary society
- the creation of self in lifestyle media
- the nature of globalization
- the rise of digital actors and media.
Ideal as a course reader, with each essay covering a different major area or advance in original research, Media & Cultural Theory is global in its reach. Through its engagement with broad questions, it is an invaluable book that can be applied to the studies of media and cultural studies students the English-speaking world over.
9780415317054
Mass media and culture
Intercultural communication
302.23
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Media, modernity and globalisation -- The poetics of communication / Globalisation and cultural imperialism reconsidered / The push and pull of global culture / Post feminism and popular culture / Media, community and dialogue -- A nation and its immigration / Thinking experiences / Peckham tales / Media as conversation, conversation as media / Media and cultural theory in the age of market liberalism / Placing promotional culture / International agreements and the regulation of world communication / Transvaluing media studies / Cultural production, consumption and aesthetics -- Rethinking creative production: away from the cultural industries / Inventing the psychological / Discussing quality / New technologies and cultural forms -- Doing technoscience as (new) media / Synthespians among us / Digital film and late capitalism / Internet transformations / Bill Schwarz -- David Morley -- James Lull -- Angela McRobbie -- Arvind Rajagopal -- Kevin Robins and Asu Aksoy -- Gareth Stanton -- John Durham Peters -- James Curran -- Aeron Davis -- Ted Magder -- Nick Couldry -- Keith Negus -- Lisa Blackman -- Christine Geraghty -- Sarah Kember -- Jonathan Burston -- Janet Harbord -- Des Freedman. Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. 2. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Pt. 4. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Pt. 5. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19.
Containing new thinking and original surveys, Media & Cultural Theory brings together leading international scholars to address key issues and debates within media and cultural studies.
Through the use of contemporary media and film texts such as Bridget Jones' Diary and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and using case studies of the USA and the UK after September 11th, James Curran and David Morley examine central topics including:
- media representations of the new woman in contemporary society
- the creation of self in lifestyle media
- the nature of globalization
- the rise of digital actors and media.
Ideal as a course reader, with each essay covering a different major area or advance in original research, Media & Cultural Theory is global in its reach. Through its engagement with broad questions, it is an invaluable book that can be applied to the studies of media and cultural studies students the English-speaking world over.
9780415317054
Mass media and culture
Intercultural communication
302.23