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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782889903321

Autore

Atton Chris

Titolo

Alternative media [[electronic resource] /] / Chris Atton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2002

ISBN

1-4462-2316-7

0-7619-6770-2

1-282-02059-5

9786612020599

1-84920-290-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 172 p.)

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media

Little magazines

Fanzines

E-zines

Electronic journals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Approaching Alternative Media: Theory and Methodology; 2 The Economics of Production; 3 What Use is a Zine? Identity-Building and Social Signification in Zine Culture; 4 Alternative Media and New Social Movements; 5 Writers, Readers and Knowledge in New Social Movement Media; 6 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) in Alternative Media; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing examples from the UK and the US, this volume offers an introduction to alternative media. It includes radical media as well as newer cultural forms such as zines, fanzines, and personal Web sites.