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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785162303321

Autore

Smith Greg M. <1962-, >

Titolo

What media classes really want to discuss : a student guide / / Greg M. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-93418-9

1-136-93419-7

1-282-78125-1

9786612781254

0-203-84642-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

791.3071/2

Soggetti

Motion pictures

Television broadcasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: "It's just a movie": Why you should analyze film and television; Part I: Discussing how media work; Chapter 2: What is realism, really?; Chapter 3: How do we identify with characters?; Chapter 4: Genre shmenre; Part II: Discussing media and society; Chapter 5: "Studies show": How to understand media violence/effects research; Chapter 6: Role models and stereotypes: An introduction to the "Other"; Part III: Discussing media's future now; Chapter 7: What difference does a medium make?; Chapter 8: What is interactivity?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

You probably already have a clear idea of what a ""discussion guide for students"" is: a series of not-very-interesting questions at the end of a textbook chapter. Instead of triggering thought-provoking class discussion, all too often these guides are time-consuming and ineffective.This is not that kind of discussion guide.What Media Classes Really Want To Discuss focuses on topics that introductory textbooks generally ignore, although they are prominent in students' minds. Using approachable prose, this book will give students a more precise critical language to dis