On the Evolution of Media - Understanding Media Change

This book describes the lifecycle of media in the context of the media ecology, presenting a general theoretical framework and a series of methodological procedures to support the construction of an eco-evolutionary approach to media change.

List of contents

Part I. The rise of an evolutionary approach to media change 1. On the origin of theories 2. Media Evolution: A new theoretical framework Part II. A brief dictionary of Media Evolution 3. Media Life Cycle 4. Emergence 5. Dominance 6. Adaptation 7. Survival / Extinction 8. Niches 9. Intermediality 10. Coevolution Part III. A methodological kit for Media Evolution 11. Media Evolution: quantitative methods 12. Media Evolution: qualitative methods 13. Conclusions. Towards a new discipline

About the author

Carlos A. Scolari is Full Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona (Spain) and Principal Investigator of TRANSLITERACY (H2020, 2015-18) and PLATCOM (MICINN , 2020-24).

Summary

This book describes the lifecycle of media in the context of the media ecology, presenting a general theoretical framework and a series of methodological procedures to support the construction of an eco-evolutionary approach to media change.

Product details

• Authors: Carlos A. Scolari, Carlos A. (Universitat Pompeu Fabra Scolari, Scolari Carlos A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032104157
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3210415-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, The arts, Humanities, Media, Information & Communication Industries