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Culture and Society

A Critical Introduction

by Bruce M. Z. Cohen, Cameron Lawrence, Anisha Sankar, Jessica Terruhn ...

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Split across two sections on key theory and key issues, this introductory textbook encourages students to think critically about culture and society by engaging with the main theoretical debates which distinguish sociology’s contribution to cultural studies from the approach of other disciplines. The key issues section considers aspects of the key theory as applied to contemporary forms of mass ... Read more

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Split across two sections on key theory and key issues, this introductory textbook encourages students to think critically about culture and society by engaging with the main theoretical debates which distinguish sociology’s contribution to cultural studies from the approach of other disciplines. The key issues section considers aspects of the key theory as applied to contemporary forms of mass
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Hito

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It's 2005 and everyone in Ryan’s school is playing Hito. But when popular girl Gabby vanishes without a trace, he must uncover the mystery behind the hit computer game to find her.However, Ryan has a secret. He was the last person to speak to her. After she name-called him in class, he sought revenge by threatening her on Hito. Instantly, he regretted it. When the police question him, he lies and ... Read more

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It's 2005 and everyone in Ryan’s school is playing Hito. But when popular girl Gabby vanishes without a trace, he must uncover the mystery behind the hit computer game to find her.However, Ryan has a secret. He was the last person to speak to her. After she name-called him in class, he sought revenge by threatening her on Hito. Instantly, he regretted it. When the police question him, he lies and
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Keywords for Media Studies

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Series Book 5 - Keywords
Introduces key terms, research traditions, debates, and their histories, and offers a sense of the new frontiers and questions emerging in the field of media studiesKeywords for Media Studies introduces and aims to advance the field of critical media studies by tracing, defining, and problematizing its established and emergent terminology. The book historicizes thinking about media and society, ... Read more

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Introduces key terms, research traditions, debates, and their histories, and offers a sense of the new frontiers and questions emerging in the field of media studiesKeywords for Media Studies introduces and aims to advance the field of critical media studies by tracing, defining, and problematizing its established and emergent terminology. The book historicizes thinking about media and society,
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Represent!

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by Frederik Dhaenens ...

Represent! offers insights into identity and sociocultural diversity in popular media culture, from Game of Thrones to hip hop. It addresses how popular media texts and practices deal with diversity in Western societies, how this evolved historically, and how it can be critically studied. Many people have an understanding of what 'woke' means, but are not familiar with the historical background of ... Read more

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Represent! offers insights into identity and sociocultural diversity in popular media culture, from Game of Thrones to hip hop. It addresses how popular media texts and practices deal with diversity in Western societies, how this evolved historically, and how it can be critically studied. Many people have an understanding of what 'woke' means, but are not familiar with the historical background of
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Written by an academic and researcher with over twenty years' experience in teaching and convening Media Studies courses, Media Studies: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added-value features ... Read more

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Media and Participation looks at participation as a structurally unstable concept and as the object of a political-ideological struggle that makes it oscillate between minimalist and maximalist versions. This struggle is analysed in theoretical reflections in five fields (democracy, arts, development, spatial planning and media) and in eight different cases of media practice. These case studies ... Read more

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Television Studies: The Key Concepts

by Ben Calvert, Neil Casey, Bernadette Casey, Liam French, Justin Lewis ...

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Television Studies: The Key Concepts is the definitive reference guide to an area of rapidly expanding academic interest. Among those aspects of television studies covered in this comprehensive and up-to-date guide are:theoretical perspectives which have shaped the study of television - Marxism; semiology; feminismconcepts which have shaped the study of television - narrative; representation; ... Read more

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This is a lucid and lively introduction to key concepts and developments in media and media studies. The new edition, with updated case studies and a good range of online reading, is a valuable resource for both students and lecturers.- Chindu Sreedharan, Bournemouth University"Has expanded the possibilities of what a textbook can be. Incisive questions framed through accessible and detailed ... Read more

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Politics, Society, and the Media is the first comprehensive political sociology of the media to be published in Canada. Paul Nesbitt-Larking draws upon a range of disciplines, including cultural and media studies, political economy, social theory, and political science to provide an analysis of the relationship between power and representation in Canada.The framework for the book presents a model ... Read more

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