Synopsis
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
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About the Author
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.
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Critical Media Studies: An Introduction is a comprehensive survey of critical perspectives for understanding and assessing the personal and social functions of media. Written in an accessible and engaging style, each of the book&;s eleven chapters covers media analysis from a different point of view, organized according to its emphasis on media industries, messages, and audiences. Rather than treating any single approach to media as the correct one, Critical Media Studies illustrates that different perspectives yield different insights, and encourages critics to develop facility with multiple perspectives. The book combines the best of well-tested theory with cutting-edge scholarship on the media.
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Critical Media Studies: An Introduction is a comprehensive survey of critical perspectives for understanding and assessing the personal and social functions of media. Written in an accessible and engaging style, each of the book’s eleven chapters covers media analysis from a different point of view, organized according to its emphasis on media industries, messages, and audiences. Rather than treating any single approach to media as the correct one, Critical Media Studies illustrates that different perspectives yield different insights, and encourages critics to develop facility with multiple perspectives. The book combines the best of well-tested theory with cutting-edge scholarship on the media.
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