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Media and Revolt: Strategies and Performances from the 1960s to the Present
Kathrin Fahlenbrach (Ed.)
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Hardback. In what ways have social movements attracted the attention of the mass media since the sixties? How have activists influenced public attention via visual symbols, images, and protest performances in that period? And how do mass media cover and frame specific protest issues? Editor(s): Fahlenbrach, Kathrin; Sivertsen, Erling; Werenskjold, Rolf. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32 ills, 15 tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 822.
In what ways have social movements attracted the attention of the mass media since the sixties? How have activists influenced public attention via visual symbols, images, and protest performances in that period? And how do mass media cover and frame specific protest issues? Drawing on contributions from media scholars, historians, and sociologists, this volume explores the dynamic interplay between social movements, activists, and mass media from the 1960s to the present. It introduces the most relevant theoretical approaches to such issues and offers a variety of case studies ranging from print media, film, and television to Internet and social ... Read more
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Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Protest, Culture and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857459985
SKU
V9780857459985
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About Kathrin Fahlenbrach (Ed.)
Kathrin Fahlenbrach is Professor for Media and Communication Studies at Hamburg University, Germany. Her publications on protest movements and media include a book on visual protest of the student movement in mass media. Together with Martin Klimke and Joachim Scharloth, she is editor of the series “Protest, Culture, and Society” (Berghahn Books, New York/Oxford).
Reviews for Media and Revolt: Strategies and Performances from the 1960s to the Present
”...a timely, truly interdisciplinary, and much needed volume on the relationship between (mass) media, social movements and protests.” · Peter N. Funke, University of South Florida