Media, Culture and Society: An Introduction (Hodkinson Paul)(Paperback)

Media, Culture and Society: An Introduction (Hodkinson Paul)(Paperback)

′In his beautifully balanced, clear and broad-ranging account of a fast-changing field, Paul Hodkinson has successfully brought together myriad perspectives with which to critically analyse today′s media culture and media society.′- Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Media & Communication, LSE

Introduction to Politics and Society (Best Shaun)(Paperback)

Introduction to Politics and Society draws on examples from popular political culture in order to convey how politics operates in the contemporary world. Examples illustrate the meaning of theories and show the relevance of central theoretical debates. Planned and developed with an eye to the needs

An Introduction to Japanese Society (Sugimoto Yoshio)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Japanese Society provides a highly readable introduction to Japanese society by internationally renowned scholar Yoshio Sugimoto. Taking a sociological approach, the text examines the multifaceted nature of contemporary Japanese society with chapters covering class, geographical

Media and Society (Curran James)(Paperback)

Media and Society is an established textbook, popular worldwide for its insightful and accessible essays from leading international academics on the most pertinent issues in the media field today. With this updated edition, David Hesmondalgh joins James Curran and a leading team of international

Media and Society Into the 21st Century: A Historical Introduction (Gorman Lyn)(Paperback)

Media and Society into the 21st Century captures the breathtaking revolutionary sweep of mass media from the late 19th century to the present day. Updated and expanded new edition including coverage of recent media developments and the continued impact of technological change Newly reworked

Sport, Culture and Society: An Introduction (Jarvie Grant)(Paperback)

What can sport do to produce social change in our world today? It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging the importance of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a commercial power that makes it a potent force in the

Roman Britain: Life at the Edge of Empire (Hobbs Richard)(Paperback)

An illustrated introduction to the history, society, culture and art of Britain when it was a province of the Roman Empire, this book presents Britain's Roman heritage together with new photography of recently-discovered

Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture (Sturken Marita)(Paperback)

Practices of Looking, Third Edition, bridges visual, communication, media, and cultural studies to investigate how images and the activity of looking carry meaning within and between different arenas in everyday life. The third edition has been updated to represent the contemporary visual cultural

Prose Poetry: An Introduction (Hetherington Paul)(Paperback)

An engaging and authoritative introduction to an increasingly important and popular literary genre Prose Poetry is the first book of its kind-an engaging and authoritative introduction to the history, development, and features of English-language prose poetry, an increasingly important and popular

Sexualities and Society: An Introduction (Todd Megan)(Paperback)

Sexualities and Society adopts a fresh, sociological perspective to explore the development of sexualities across both public and private spheres, giving thoughtful consideration to heterosexualities, cis, bi and trans identities. Divided into three parts, the book starts with an exploration into

Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction (Paxson Peyton)(Paperback)

Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction, 2nd edition is a comprehensive yet concise survey of the history of mass communication media, discussing the current state of each medium, and anticipating the future of mass media. Divided into twelve chapters, it can be used in either

Researching Society and Culture (Seale Clive)(Paperback)

Written by internationally renowned experts, each chapter provides a full introduction to a key aspect of research methodology. From starting out to generating, analyzing, and presenting data, this new Fourth Edition covers foundational concepts in social research, while also keeping readers on the

Social Media: A Critical Introduction (Fuchs Christian)(Paperback)

Social media are an integral part of contemporary society; transforming the way we communicate, use information and understand the world, so we must explore critical questions about social media and dig deeper into issues of ownership, power, class and (in)justice. This book does just that,

An Introduction to Criticism: Literature - Film - Culture (Ryan Michael)(Paperback)

An accessible and thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice, this book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism. Covers traditional approaches such as formalism and structuralism, as well as more recent developments in criticism such

The World of Rome: An Introduction to Roman Culture (Jones Peter V.)(Paperback)

The World of Rome is an introduction to the history and culture of Rome for anyone seriously interested in the ancient world. It covers all aspects of the city--its rise to power, what made it great and why it still engages and challenges us today. Frequent quotations from ancient writers and

Creator Culture: An Introduction to Global Social Media Entertainment (Cunningham Stuart)(Paperback)

Explores new perspectives on social media entertainment There is a new class of cultural producers--YouTube vloggers, Twitch gameplayers, Instagram influencers, TikTokers, Chinese wanghong, and others--who are part of a rapidly emerging and highly disruptive industry of monetized 'user-generated'

An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture (Strinati Dominic)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture is widely recognized as an immensely useful textbook for students taking courses in the major theories of popular culture. Strinati provides a critical assessment of the ways in which these theories have tried to understand and evaluate popular culture

Auditory Culture Reader(Paperback / softback)

The first edition of The Auditory Culture Reader offered an introduction to both classical and recent work on auditory culture, laying the foundations for new academic research in sound studies. Today, interest and research on sound thrives across disciplines such as music, anthropology, geography,

Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (Jenkins Henry)(Paperback)

Henry Jenkins at Authors@Google (video)Winner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Convergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, where

The 360 Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society, and Culture (Stiegler Christian)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive study of the pervasive role of immersion and immersive media in postmodern culture, from a humanities and social sciences perspective. Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and other modes of digitally induced immersion herald a major cultural and economic shift in

The Mediated Construction of Reality: Society, Culture, Mediatization (Couldry Nick)(Paperback)

Social theory needs to be completely rethought in a world of digital media and social media platforms driven by data processes. Fifty years after Berger and Luckmann published their classic text The Social Construction of Reality, two leading sociologists of media, Nick Couldry and Andreas Hepp,

Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (Bahn Paul)(Paperback)

In this revised and updated edition of Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction, Paul Bahn presents an engaging introduction and a superb overview of a field that embraces everything from the cave art of Lascaux to the great stone heads of Easter Island. This entertaining introduction reflects the

Translating Cultures: An Introduction for Translators, Interpreters and Mediators (Katan David)(Paperback)

This bestselling coursebook introduces current understanding about culture and provides a model for teaching culture to translators, interpreters and other mediators. The approach is interdisciplinary, with theory from Translation Studies and beyond, while authentic texts and translations

Childhood, Culture and Society: In a Global Context (Wyness Michael)(Paperback)