Critical Media Studies
An Introduction
Published on 7. August 2009
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-4051-6185-5 (ISBN)
Description
Critical Media Studies is a state of the art introduction to media studies that demonstrates how to think critically about the power and influence of the media.
Provides extensive case study material, including exercises and "media labs" in each chapter to encourage student participation
Draws on examples from print, broadcast, and new media, including advertising, music, film, television, video games, and the internet
Accompanied by a website with supplementary material, additional case studies, test banks, PowerPoint slides, and a guide for professors
Provides extensive case study material, including exercises and "media labs" in each chapter to encourage student participation
Draws on examples from print, broadcast, and new media, including advertising, music, film, television, video games, and the internet
Accompanied by a website with supplementary material, additional case studies, test banks, PowerPoint slides, and a guide for professors
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-6185-5 (9781405161855)
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Persons
Brian L. Ott is Professor of Media Studies at Colorado State University. His previous books include The Small Screen: How Television Equips Us to Live in the Information Age (Blackwell, 2007) and a co-edited volume titled, It's Not TV: Watching HBO in the Post-Television Era (Routledge, 2008). Robert L. Mack received his Master of Arts in Communication Studies from Colorado State University in 2009.
Content
A Shout Out! 1. Introducing Critical Media Studies.
Part I: Media Industries: Marxist, Organizational, and Pragmatic Perspectives.
2. Marxist Analysis.
3. Organizational Analysis.
4. Pragmatic Analysis.
Part II:Media Messages: Rhetorical, Cultural, Psychoanalytic, Feminist, and Queer Perspectives.
5. Rhetorical Analysis.
6. Cultural Analysis.
7. Psychoanalytic Analysis.
8. Feminist Analysis.
9. Queer Analysis.
Part III:Media Audiences: Reception, Erotic, and Ecological Perspectives.
10. Reception Analysis.
11. Erotic Analysis.
12. Ecological Analysis.
13. Conclusion: the Partial Pachyderm.
Glossary.
Index.
Part I: Media Industries: Marxist, Organizational, and Pragmatic Perspectives.
2. Marxist Analysis.
3. Organizational Analysis.
4. Pragmatic Analysis.
Part II:Media Messages: Rhetorical, Cultural, Psychoanalytic, Feminist, and Queer Perspectives.
5. Rhetorical Analysis.
6. Cultural Analysis.
7. Psychoanalytic Analysis.
8. Feminist Analysis.
9. Queer Analysis.
Part III:Media Audiences: Reception, Erotic, and Ecological Perspectives.
10. Reception Analysis.
11. Erotic Analysis.
12. Ecological Analysis.
13. Conclusion: the Partial Pachyderm.
Glossary.
Index.