Media and cultural theory / edited by James Curran and David Morley.

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TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.Description: xi,308 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780415317054

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302.23

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Pt. 1. Media, modernity and globalisation -- Ch. 1. The poetics of communication / Bill Schwarz -- Ch. 2. Globalisation and cultural imperialism reconsidered / David Morley -- Ch. 3. The push and pull of global culture / James Lull -- Ch. 4. Post feminism and popular culture / Angela McRobbie -- Pt. 2. Media, community and dialogue -- Ch. 5. A nation and its immigration / Arvind Rajagopal -- Ch. 6. Thinking experiences / Kevin Robins and Asu Aksoy -- Ch. 7. Peckham tales / Gareth Stanton -- Ch. 8. Media as conversation, conversation as media / John Durham Peters -- Ch. 9. Media and cultural theory in the age of market liberalism / James Curran -- Ch. 10. Placing promotional culture / Aeron Davis -- Ch. 11. International agreements and the regulation of world communication / Ted Magder -- Ch. 12. Transvaluing media studies / Nick Couldry -- Pt. 4. Cultural production, consumption and aesthetics -- Ch. 13. Rethinking creative production: away from the cultural industries / Keith Negus -- Ch. 14. Inventing the psychological / Lisa Blackman -- Ch. 15. Discussing quality / Christine Geraghty -- Pt. 5. New technologies and cultural forms -- Ch. 16. Doing technoscience as (new) media / Sarah Kember -- Ch. 17. Synthespians among us / Jonathan Burston -- Ch. 18. Digital film and late capitalism / Janet Harbord -- Ch. 19. Internet transformations / Des Freedman.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	302.23 MED med (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11146

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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