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Alternative and Activist Media
Mitzi Waltz
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Description for Alternative and Activist Media
Paperback. A study of the alternative media that can be found outside the mainstream mass media. Series: Media Topics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
This study of alternative and activist media provides an introduction to alternative media theories, audiences and practices. It brings diverse voices and concepts from outside the commercial media world to the fore, enriching and challenging mass media. Illustrated with historical and current examples, from both a UK and international perspective, it also includes carefully constructed exercises and discussion topics based on case studies and available texts. Topics include the place of alternative media in a mass-media world; a history of alternative and activist media; media participation and consumption by marginalised audiences; the use of pirate and community radio, video and ... Read more
This study of alternative and activist media provides an introduction to alternative media theories, audiences and practices. It brings diverse voices and concepts from outside the commercial media world to the fore, enriching and challenging mass media. Illustrated with historical and current examples, from both a UK and international perspective, it also includes carefully constructed exercises and discussion topics based on case studies and available texts. Topics include the place of alternative media in a mass-media world; a history of alternative and activist media; media participation and consumption by marginalised audiences; the use of pirate and community radio, video and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Media Topics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748619580
SKU
V9780748619580
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99-50
About Mitzi Waltz
Mitzi Waltz is Lecturer in Autism Studies with the School of Education, University of Birmingham. She has an extensive background as a journalist, editor, and publisher in alternative and activist print media.
Reviews for Alternative and Activist Media
This lively and accessible examination of alternative media draws on a rich variety of examples from all over the world. Throughout the book Mitzi Waltz involves the student in fascinating and valuable exercises. An excellent teaching resource for this important area.
Dr Chris Atton, School of Communication Arts, Napier University This lively and accessible examination of alternative media draws ... Read more
Dr Chris Atton, School of Communication Arts, Napier University This lively and accessible examination of alternative media draws ... Read more