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The media in question / Robert Ferguson.

By: Ferguson, Robert, 1941-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : New York : Arnold ; Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 2004Description: iv, 203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0340740787.Subject(s): Mass mediaDDC classification: 302.23071
Contents:
What's it all about? -- The question of ideology -- Discourse and social semiotics -- Postmodernism and media studies -- Realism -- 'Race' and the media -- Gender and class -- The media and history -- Others, difference, and identity -- Questioning audiences -- The new technologies -- Practical work in media studies -- In defence of media studies.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The rapid developments in media technologies and the political turmoil on the world stage have together contributed to a serious reappraisal of the role and purpose of media and cultural studies. Coming at a crucial time in the development of media studies and recognizing the significance of changing definitions and contexts, The Media in Question mounts a vigorous defense of media studies.

Written by a leading figure in the world of media studies and media education, the book's accessible manner raises questions and discussions about the consequences of particular approaches to the study of a wide range of media. Individual chapters re-examine the established fields of popular television, ideology and postmodernism, before going on to consider what is "new" in new technologies and the digital revolution.

The Media in Question will provide a platform for critical investigation and intellectual development, as well as the basis for a stimulating way of learning and teach that will challenge students, teachers and lecturers in media and cultural studies alike.

Bibliography: (pages 190-196) and index.

What's it all about? -- The question of ideology -- Discourse and social semiotics -- Postmodernism and media studies -- Realism -- 'Race' and the media -- Gender and class -- The media and history -- Others, difference, and identity -- Questioning audiences -- The new technologies -- Practical work in media studies -- In defence of media studies.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 What's it all about?
  • 2 The question of ideology
  • 3 Discourse and social semiotics
  • 4 Postmodernism and media studies
  • 5 Realism
  • 6 "Race" and the media
  • 7 Gender and class
  • 8 The media and history
  • 9 Others, difference and identity
  • 10 Questioning audiences
  • 11 The new technologies
  • 12 Practical work in media studies
  • 13 In defence of media studies
  • Bibliography
  • Filmography
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Robert Ferguson has taught media studies for the last 25 years. He has also worked as an art teacher, a director, a scriptwriter, a presenter, a film editor and a sound recordist. At present he is Course Leader on the MA in Media Culture and Communication at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

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