The media in question
By: Robert Ferguson.
Publisher: Arnold; Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Mass media -- Study and teaching
Description: The rapid developments in media technologies and the political turmoil on the world stage have together contributed to a serious reappraisal of the role and purpose of media and cultural studies. Coming at a crucial time in the development of the subject and recognising the significance of changing definitions and contexts, The Media in Question mounts a vigorous defence of media studies. Written by a leading figure in the world of media studies and media education, the book's accessible manner raises questions about the consequences of particular approaches to the study of a wide range of media. Individual chapters re-examine the established fields of popular television, ideology and postmodernism, before going on to consider what is 'new' in new technologies and the digital revolution. The Media in Question will provide a platform for critical investigation and intellectual development, as well as the basis for a stimulating way of learning and teaching that will challenge students, teachers and lecturers in media and cultural studies alike. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-196) and index.
Table of contents: title: What's it all about?; title: The question of ideology; title: Discourse and social semiotics; title: Postmodernism and media studies; title: Realism; title: 'Race' and the media; title: Gender and class; title: The media and history; title: Others, difference, and identity; title: Questioning audiences; title: The new technologies; title: Practical work in media studies; title: In defence of media studies.