A Media Studies Reader

By Senior Lecturer in Mass Communication Studies Kevin Williams

Collected in this volume are some of the most important, provocative, and groundbreaking studies of mediation, communication, and culture. A Media Studies Reader traces the breadth and depth of media studies. Some papers collected here define the field. Others are less-known, but no less important. All mark out ways for understanding a territory - a technological lifeworld in which the dominant forms of capital include information, communication, and mediation. Think of A Media Studies Reader as a guide book, a collection of maps, a rough guide. This guide: Does not reproduce a territory, but rather creates a way of seeing a field - a world in which media is not only entertainment, but education and enculturation - symbolically and iconically. Emphasizes media literacy, the impact of new technologies on everyday life, and philosophies of communication - most with a political, feminist, and radical humanist twist. Can suit the needs of the undergraduate and graduate alike who share a thirst for observations that bring the field of media studies inquiry to light.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935551566
• ISBN13: 9781935551560
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cognella
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"