Media Studies: Key Issues And Debates

Description:
Preface by Professor Denis McQuail Bringing together a range of renowned and newly emerging scholars in the field, this book examines eighteen key issues within contemporary media studies. Written in an accessible student-friendly style, Media Studies - Key Issues and Debates will be an authoritative landmark text for undergraduate students and teachers alike. Each individual chapter begins with a concise definition of the concept(s) under investigation. This is followed by a 5,000 word discussion on the current state of play within research on the specific area. Chapters contain case-studies and illustrative materials from Europe, North America, Australasia and beyond. Each chapter concludes with annotated notes, which guide the student-reader in terms of future study. Contributors include: - Janet McCabe - John Corner - David Croteau and William Hoynes - Natalie Fenton - Jenny Kitzinger - Jeroen de Kloet and Liesbet van Zoonen - Sonia Livingstone - Greg Philo

Review:
'The topics covered show a fine awareness of the media's roles in advanced consumer societies, and the book offers student excellent tools with which to critically analyze those roles.' -- Stephen Crofts Media International Australia 20080919

Table of Contents:
Introduction Bridging The Mythical Divide - Natalie Fenton Political Economy and Cultural Studies Approaches to the Analysis of Media The Media Industry - Croteau & Hoynes Structure, Strategy and Debates Mass Media & New Media Techologies - Michael J Breen Unravelling the Web of Discourse Analysis - Philippa Smith & Allan Bell News Content Studies, Media Group methods and Discourse Analysis - Greg Philo A Comparison of Approaches Framing & Frame Analysis - Jenny Kitzinger Mass Media Re-Presentations of the Social World - Amanda Hoynes Ethnicity and Race Media Representations of Social Structure - Joke Hermes Gender Media, Power and Political Culture - John Corner Proximity and Scope as News Values - Pamela J. Shoemaker Text and Textual Analysis - Peter Hughes Analysing Fictional Television Genres - Kim Akass & Janet McCabe From Family Television To Bedroom Culture - Sonia Livingstone Young People's Media at Home Fan Culture - Jeroen de Kloet & Lisbet van Zoonen Performing Difference Community Media & The Public Sphere - Kevin Howley Media and Diaspora - Karim H. Karim