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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453237003321

Autore

Ott Brian L

Titolo

Critical media studies : an introduction / / Brian L. Ott and Robert L. Mack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester : , : Wiley, , 2014

ISBN

1-118-55403-5

1-118-55406-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 392 pages) :$billustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

MackRobert L. <1985->

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media

Communication - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introducing critical media studies -- Marxist analysis -- Organizational analysis -- Pragmatic analysis -- Rhetorical analysis -- Cultural analysis -- Psychoanalytic analysis -- Feminist analysis -- Queer analysis -- Reception analysis -- Sociological analysis -- Erotic analysis -- Ecological analysis -- Conclusion: The partial pachyderm.

Sommario/riassunto

Fully revised to reflect today's media environment, this new edition of Critical Media Studies offers students a comprehensive introduction to the field and demonstrates how to think critically about the power and influence of media in our daily lives.Presents an engaging and comprehensive introduction to a broad range of critical approaches to the field written in an accessible wayFeatures a new chapter on sociological analysis that reveals how audiences use media in their everyday lives to manage social roles, relationships, and contextsOffers sub