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Mass media and society / edited by James Curran and Michael Gurevitch.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Arnold, 2000.Edition: 3rd edDescription: vi, 408p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780340732014 (pbk.) :
  • 9780340732007 (hbk.) :
  • 0340732016 (pb)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.23 CUR
LOC classification:
  • P94.6
Contents:
1.Reconstructing the ruined tower: contemporary communications and questions of class. Graham Murdock -- 2.Recent developments in feminist communication theory: difference, public sphere, body and technology. Andrea L. Press -- 3.Race, ethnicity and the segmentation of media markets. Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. -- 4.Culture, communications and political economy. Peter Golding and Graham Murkock -- 5.The global and the local in international communicatoins. Annabelle Sreberny -- 6.Rethinking media and democracy. James Curran -- 7.Rethinking the study of political communication. Jay G. Blumler and Michael Gurevith -- 8.The sociology of news production revisited (again). Michael Schudson -- 9.Entertainment. Simon Frith -- 10.Commercialism and professionalism in the American news meida. Daniel C, Hallin -- 11.In defence of objectivity revisited. Judith Lichtenberg -- 12.The return to cultural production. Case Study: Fashion journalism. Angela McRobbie -- 13.From dead tress to live wires: the Internet's challenge to the traditional newspaper. Colin Sparks -- 14.National prisms of a global 'media event' -- 15.Media, citizenship and civic culture. Peter Dahlgren -- 16.Globalization and cultural identities. Keith Negus and Patria Roman-Velazquez -- 17.No gain, no game? Media and sport. David Rowe -- 18.Representation and popular cutlure: semiotics and the construction of meaning. Christine Geraghty -- 19.'Influence': the contersted core of media research. John Corner.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 302.23 CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 121344

Previous ed.: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Reconstructing the ruined tower: contemporary communications and questions of class. Graham Murdock -- 2.Recent developments in feminist communication theory: difference, public sphere, body and technology. Andrea L. Press -- 3.Race, ethnicity and the segmentation of media markets. Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. -- 4.Culture, communications and political economy. Peter Golding and Graham Murkock -- 5.The global and the local in international communicatoins. Annabelle Sreberny -- 6.Rethinking media and democracy. James Curran -- 7.Rethinking the study of political communication. Jay G. Blumler and Michael Gurevith -- 8.The sociology of news production revisited (again). Michael Schudson -- 9.Entertainment. Simon Frith -- 10.Commercialism and professionalism in the American news meida. Daniel C, Hallin -- 11.In defence of objectivity revisited. Judith Lichtenberg -- 12.The return to cultural production. Case Study: Fashion journalism. Angela McRobbie -- 13.From dead tress to live wires: the Internet's challenge to the traditional newspaper. Colin Sparks -- 14.National prisms of a global 'media event' -- 15.Media, citizenship and civic culture. Peter Dahlgren -- 16.Globalization and cultural identities. Keith Negus and Patria Roman-Velazquez -- 17.No gain, no game? Media and sport. David Rowe -- 18.Representation and popular cutlure: semiotics and the construction of meaning. Christine Geraghty -- 19.'Influence': the contersted core of media research. John Corner.

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.

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