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Birgit Bräuchler (Ed.) - Theorising Media and Practice - 9781845457419 - V9781845457419
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Theorising Media and Practice

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Description for Theorising Media and Practice Hardback. Although practice theory has been a mainstay of social theory for nearly three decades, so far it has had very limited impact on media studies. This book draws on the work of practice theorists such as Wittgenstein, Foucault, Bourdieu, Barth, and Shatzki and rethinks the study of media from the perspective of practice theory.. Editor(s): Brauchler, Birgit; Postill, John. Series: Anthropology of Media. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.

Although practice theory has been a mainstay of social theory for nearly three decades, so far it has had very limited impact on media studies. This book draws on the work of practice theorists such as Wittgenstein, Foucault, Bourdieu, Barth and Schatzki and rethinks the study of media from the perspective of practice theory. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from places such as Zambia, India, Hong Kong, the United States, Britain, Norway and Denmark, the contributors address a number of important themes: media as practice; the interlinkage between media, culture and practice; the contextual study of media practices; and ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Anthropology of Media
Condition
New
Weight
730g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845457419
SKU
V9781845457419
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Ref
99-15

About Birgit Bräuchler (Ed.)
Birgit Bräuchler is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. She is author of Cyberidentities at War (2013, Berghahn), The Cultural Dimension of Peace (2015, Palgrave), editor of Reconciling Indonesia (2009, Routledge), co-editor of Theorising Media and Conflict (2020, Berghahn) with Philipp Budka and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals.

Reviews for Theorising Media and Practice
“This book is extremely thought provoking and makes an important contribution to current debates about the nature and scope of media ethnography. It includes the work of some of the most outstanding scholars working at the intersection of media studies and media ethnography, and many of the individual chapters make important contributions to the field.”  ·  Virginia Nightingale, University of Western Sydney ... Read more

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