| Media/Theory: Thinking about Media and Communications Contributor(s): Moores, Shaun (Author) |
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ISBN: 041524384X ISBN-13: 9780415243841 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: "Media/Theory" is an accessible yet challenging guide to thinking about media and communications in modern life. Shaun Moores connects the analysis of media and communications with key themes in contemporary social theory: Time; Space; Relationships; Meanings; and Experiences. He insists that media studies are not simply about studying media. Rather, they require an understanding of how technologically mediated communication is bound up with wider processes in the modern world, from the reproduction of social life on an everyday basis to the reorganization of social relations on a global scale. Drawing on ideas from a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, "Media/Theory" makes a distinctive contribution towards rethinking the shape and direction of media studies today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 302.230 |
| LCCN: 2005001194 |
| Series: Comedia |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.28" W x 9.24" (0.62 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From an established author with a growing international profile in media studies, Media/Theory is an accessible yet challenging guide to ways of thinking about media and communications in modern life. Shaun Moores draws on ideas from a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and expertly connects the analysis of media and communications with key themes in contemporary social theory. Examining core issues of time and space, Moores also examines matters of interactions, signification and identity, and argues that media studies is bound up in the wider processes of the modern world and not just about studying the media. This book makes a distinctive contribution towards rethinking the shape and direction of media studies today, and for students at advanced undergraduate or postgraduate level. |