| Identities Across Media and Modes: Discursive Perspectives Contributor(s): Gotti, Maurizio (Editor), Garzone, Giuliana Elena (Editor), Catenaccio, Paola (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3034303866 ISBN-13: 9783034303866 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $140.08 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 302.230 |
| LCCN: 2010002206 |
| Series: Linguistic Insights |
| Physical Information: 379 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The recognition that identity is mutable, multi-layered and subject to multiple modes of construction and de-construction has contributed to problematizing the issues associated with its representation in discourse, which has recently been attracting increasing attention in different disciplinary areas. Identity representation is the main focus of this volume, which analyses instances of multimedia and multimodal communication to the public at large for commercial, informative, political or cultural purposes. In particular, it examines the impact of the increasingly sophisticated forms of expression made available by the evolution of communication technologies, especially in computer-mediated or web-based settings, but also in more traditional media (press, cinema, TV). The basic assumption shared by all contributors is that communication is the locus where identities, either collective, social or individual, are deliberately constructed and negotiated. In their variety of topics and approaches, the studies collected in this volume testify to the criticality of representing personal, professional and organizational identities through the new media, as their ability to reach a virtually unlimited audience amplifies the potential political, cultural and economic impact of discursive identity constructions. They also confirm that new highly sophisticated media can forge identities well beyond the simply iconic or textual representation, generating deeply interconnected webs of meaning capable of occupying an expanding - and adaptable - discursive space. |