James Carey
Subtitle: a critical reader
By: Eve Stryker Munson and Catherine A. Warren, editors.
Contributors: Munson, Eve Stryker.; Warren, Catherine A.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: Carey, James, W; Communication and culture
Description: James Carey - scholar, media critic, and teacher of journalists - almost single-handedly established the importance of defining a cultural perspective when analyzing communications. Interspersing Carey's major essays with articles exploring his central themes and their importance, this collection provides a critical introduction to the work of this significant figure.

In James Carey: A Critical Reader, sever scholars who have been influenced by him consider his work and how it has affected the development of media studies. Carey has examined the roles the media and the academy have played in creating and maintaining a public sphere, as well as the ways technology helps or hinders that project. Carey's themes range from the strains on democracy and drawbacks of technology to the critique of journalism and the politics of academe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-343) and index.