Media Studies

Name: Media Studies
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138914407
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Texts, Production, Context

By Paul Long and Beth Johnson and Shana MacDonald and Schem Rogerson Bader and Tim Wall

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Media Studies offers a thoroughly revised introduction to understanding media's role in society. Divided into three parts, it examines media texts and their meanings, the production and regulation of media, and the social contexts shaped by media forms. The updated third edition features case studies on contemporary topics such as Love Island, Black Lives Matter, Brexit, data politics, and the post-Covid world, encouraging students to critically engage and conduct their own media research.
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Ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying media studies, cultural studies, communication, film studies, sociology of the media, and popular culture who seek a comprehensive and current introduction to media analysis and theory.

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the various approaches to the field, explaining why media messages matter, how media businesses prosper and why media is integral to defining contemporary life.

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The text is divided into three parts – Media texts and meanings; Producing media; and Media and social contexts – exploring the ways in which various media forms make meaning; are produced and regulated; and how society, culture and history are defined by such forms. Encouraging students to actively engage in media research and analysis, each chapter seeks to guide readers through key questions and ideas in order to empower them to develop their own scholarship, expertise and investigations of the media worlds in which we live.

Fully updated to reflect the contemporary media environment, the third edition includes new case studies covering topics such as Brexit, podcasts, Love Island, Captain Marvel, Black Lives Matter, Netflix, data politics, the Kardashians, President Trump, ‘fake news’, the post-Covid world and perspectives on global media forms.

This is an essential introduction for undergraduate and postgraduate students of media studies, cultural studies, communication studies, film studies, the sociology of the media and popular culture.

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Helen Wood from Lancaster University praises the book as a vital and detailed roadmap through the evolving media landscape, providing tools for critical analysis in a fast-changing field. Lisa Taylor from Leeds Beckett University calls it a great, accessible textbook with an impressive range of topics and valuable teaching resources that support students in understanding both theory and key thinkers. The edition is celebrated for encouraging vibrant media analysis practices.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138914407

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 August 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 3rd edition

Illustration: 6 Tables, color; 4 Line drawings, color; 73 Halftones, color; 15 Halftones, black and white; 92 Illustrations, color

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 1122g

Pages: 568

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Beth Johnson Education & Reference Non-Fiction Paul Long Schem Rogerson Bader Shana MacDonald Tim Wall

About the Author

Paul Long is Professor in Creative and Cultural Industries in the School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University, Australia.

Beth Johnson is Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of Leeds, UK.

Shana MacDonald is Associate Professor in Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo, Canada and is the current President of the Film Studies Association of Canada.

Schem Rogerson Bader completed a PhD in Communication and Culture at Ryerson University, Toronto after studying photography at the School of Visual Arts, New York.

Tim Wall is the Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media, Birmingham City University, UK.