International Media Research - A Critical Survey

Informationen zum Autor John Corner is Professor in the School of Politics and Communication Studies, University of Liverpool. Philip Schlesinger is Professor of Film and Media Studies, University of Stirling and the Director of the Stirling Media Research Institute. Roger Silverstone is Professor of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Klappentext "International Media Research" provides a critical review of key approaches and concerns of contemporary media research. Comprised of essays from specialists in the area, the book begins by examining the historical development of the field and the difficulty in achieving a coherent academic identity. From there, the essays provide a broad and international array of perspectives on some of the pivotal areas of recent media research. Together, the essays serve as a handbook to a rapidly changing field and offer a multitude of bibliographic references. Zusammenfassung Considers the relationship between media research and media policy in different national and international contexts and explores the relationship between media studies and cultural studies, gender and sexuality. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION 2 THE WORK OF ELIHU KATZ: CONCEPTUALIZING MEDIA EFFECTS IN CONTEXT 3 CULTURAL STUDIES AS A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE: THEMES AND TENSIONS 4 GENDER AND MEDIA STUDIES: NO WOMAN, NO CRY 5 POST-COMMUNIST MEDIA IN TRANSITION 6 ISSUES AND ASSUMPTIONS IN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY AND RESEARCH IN WESTERN EUROPE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS 7 MEDIA POLICY IN NORTH AMERICA 8 MEDIA AND CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA 9 THE MEDIA AND WAR

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John Corner is Professor in the School of Politics and Communication Studies, University of Liverpool. Philip Schlesinger is Professor of Film and Media Studies, University of Stirling and the Director of the Stirling Media Research Institute. Roger Silverstone is Professor of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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• Authors: John R Corner, John R. Corner, John R. Schlesinger Corner, John Schlesinger Corner, Corner John R., CORNER JOHN SCHLESINGER PHILIP, Philip Schlesinger, Philip R Schlesinger, Professor Philip R Schlesinger, Professor Philip R. Schlesinger, Roger Silverstone, Silverstone Roger
• Assisted by: John Corner (Editor), Roger Silverstone (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.1998
• EAN: 9780415184960
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18496-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Humanities, Sociology and anthropology