The Media Studies Reader - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340645261 ISBN 13: 9780340645260

Publisher: Hodder Arnold, 1997

Synopsis

This reader has been designed for students taking first level courses in media studies. It offers a selection of material ranging from short extracts to complete readings which are linked throughout by a student-oriented commentary. Three key dimensions of media studies are addressed. First, the book discusses the historical development of the various media, their relationship with modernity and the critical commentaries they have generated. Secondly, it encompasses the full range of the different media, from the press to advertising, from radio, film and television to newer, emergent and changing media forms. The third section is devoted to essays and extracts which work across the constituent focal points of media production, media texts and media reception. Finally, the authors offer suggestions for further reading and topics for discussion and research projects.

About this title

Review

An admirable introduction to the main themes and central ideas of media studies (James Curran, Goldsmiths College, UK)

About the Author

Tim O'Sullivan is Head of the School of Media & Cultural Production at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Arnold
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340645261
• ISBN 13: 9780340645260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: O'Sullivan Tim, Jewkes Yvonne