The Dictionary of Media Studies

Longhurst, Brian, Abercrombie, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 014101427X / ISBN 13: 9780141014272

Published by Penguin Books, Limited, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dictionary of Media Studies
• Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014101427X
• ISBN 13: 9780141014272
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

A topic with ever-increasing appeal and scope, Media Studies is attracting more and more higher education students as well as the thousands of practitioners within its various fields. Written by two prominent experts, The Penguin Dictionaries of Media Studies gives the definitive overview of this huge area, covering print, digital and broadcast media, as well as the theories, techinicalites and key figures involved. This new addition to the highly-successful series of Penguin subject dictionaries is comprehensive, authoritative and user-friendly - a must for anyone with an interest in the media and the wider cultural arena.

About the Author

Nicholas Abercrombie is Emeritus Fellow in Sociology at the University of Lancaster, who has a particular interest in the role of the mass media. Professor Brian Longhurst is Professor of Sociology at the University of Salford whose research centres on popular music, media audiences and the sociology of knowledge. Past collaborations between the two authors include Audiences: A Sociological Theory of Performance and Imagination (1998).