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Media Studies: Key Issues and Debates
Eoin (Ed) Devereux
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Description for Media Studies: Key Issues and Debates
Paperback. Bringing together a range of renowned scholars in the field, this book examines eighteen key issues within contemporary media studies. Editor(s): Devereux, Eoin. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 684.
Bringing together a range of renowned scholars in the field, this book examines eighteen key issues within contemporary media studies. Written in an accessible student-friendly style, Media Studies - Key Issues and Debates is an authoritative landmark text for undergraduate students.
Bringing together a range of renowned scholars in the field, this book examines eighteen key issues within contemporary media studies. Written in an accessible student-friendly style, Media Studies - Key Issues and Debates is an authoritative landmark text for undergraduate students.
Each individual chapter begins with a concise definition of the concept(s) under investigation. This is followed by a 5,000 word discussion on the current state of play within research on the specific area. Chapters contain case-studies and illustrative materials from Europe, North America, Australasia and beyond. Each chapter concludes with annotated notes, which guide the student-reader in terms of ... Read more
With a preface by Denis McQuail, contributors include Janet McCabe, John Corner, David Croteau, William Hoynes, Natalie Fenton, Jenny Kitzinger, Jeroen de Kloet, Liesbet van Zoonen, Sonia Livingstone and Greg Philo.
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Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
684g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412929837
SKU
V9781412929837
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99-2
About Eoin (Ed) Devereux
Professor Eoin Devereux is Professor of Sociology at the University of Limerick, Ireland and an Adjunct Professor in Contemporary Culture at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. Primarily interested in Cultural and Economic Sociology, Professor Devereux has published extensively on media representations of poverty, inequality and the stigmatization of poorer neighbourhoods. He has also published widely on the media and on popular music including ... Read more
Reviews for Media Studies: Key Issues and Debates
"The topics covered show a fine awareness of the media′s roles in advanced consumer societies, and the book offers student excellent tools with which to critically analyze those roles."
Stephen Crofts
Media International Australia
Stephen Crofts
Media International Australia