Media and Society, 6th Edition
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Curran, James P. and Hesmondhalgh, David, eds. 2019. Media and Society, 6th Edition. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781501340734 [Edited Book]
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Media and Society is an established textbook, popular worldwide for its insightful and accessible essays from leading international academics on the most pertinent issues in the media field today. With this updated edition, David Hesmondhalgh joins James Curran and a team of leading international scholars to speak to current issues relating to media and gender, media and democracy, sociology of news, the global internet, the political impact of the media, popular culture, the effects of digitisation on media industries, media and emotion, and other vital topics. The media are in a state of ferment, and are undergoing far-reaching change. The sixth edition tries to make sense of the media's transformation, and its wider implications.
Purely descriptive accounts date fast, so the emphasis has been on identifying the central issues and problems arising from media change, and on evaluating its wider consequences. What is judged to be the staple elements of the field has evolved over time, as well as becoming more international in orientation. Yet the overriding aim of the book - to be useful to students - has remained constant. This text is an essential resource for all media, communication and film studies students who want to broaden their knowledge and understanding of how the media operates and affects society across the globe.
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media, media industries, gender, politics, democracy, sociology of news, global internet, popular culture, digitisation, emotion |
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16 May 2019 |
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26347 |
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29 May 2019 13:20 |
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