A short history of the modern media / / Jim Cullen
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| Autore: |
Cullen Jim <1962->
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| Titolo: |
A short history of the modern media / / Jim Cullen
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 302.23/09 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mass media - History |
| Communication - History | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Medium Message; Overview; Further Reading; Chapter 1 Print's Run: Publishing as Popular Culture; Overview; Genre Study / Terrifying pleasures: Horror; Document Study / The ravenous imagination of Edgar Allan Poe; Document Study / Carrie: Princess of blood, King of horror; Further Reading; Chapter 2 Dramatic Developments: The World of the Stage; Overview; Genre Study / Notes from the stage: The Broadway musical; Document Study / Show Boat: High tide of the American musical; Further Reading |
| Chapter 3 Reel Life: The Art of Motion PicturesOverview; Genre Study / Horse sense: The logic of the western; Document Study / The Searchers: Monumental western; Further Reading; Chapter 4 Making Waves: Radio in American Life; Overview; Genre Study / Worlds away: Science fiction; Document Study / The Mercury Theater on the Air: Worlds~war; Document Study / Buck Rogers: Finding time (in space); Further Reading; Chapter 5 Channels of Opportunity: The Arc of Television Broadcasting; Overview; Genre Study / Screened realities: Situation comedy; Document Study / Seriously funny: I Love Lucy | |
| Further ReadingChapter 6 Sound Investments: The Evolution of Sound Recording; Overview; Genre Study / Joyful blues: The rise and fall of rock and roll; Document Study / ""Beat It'': The integration of Michael Jackson; Document Study / Speak Now: The gently assertive voice of Taylor Swift; Further Reading; Chapter 7 Weaving the Web: The Emergence of the Internet; Overview; Genre Study / Shared exchanges: Social media; Document Study / Wikipedia: The wisdom of crowds; Further Reading; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A Short History of the Modern Media presents a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio, television, sound recording, and the Internet. Offers a compact, teaching-friendly presentation of the history of mass mediaFeatures a discussion of works in popular culture that are well-known and easily availablePresents a history of modern media that is strongly interdisciplinary in nature |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A short history of the modern media |
| ISBN: | 1-118-60776-7 |
| 1-4443-5141-9 | |
| 1-118-60765-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910452541103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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