Book description
An ambitious rendering of the digital future from a pioneer of media
and cultural studies, a wise and witty take on a changing field, and our
orientation to it
- Investigates the uses of multimedia by creative and productive
citizen-consumers to provide new theories of communication that
accommodate social media, participatory action, and user-creativity
- Leads the way for new interdisciplinary engagement with systems
thinking, complexity and evolutionary sciences, and the convergence
of cultural and economic values
- Analyzes the historical uses of multimedia from print, through
broadcasting to the internet
- Combines conceptual innovation with historical erudition to
present a high-level synthesis of ideas and detailed analysis of
emergent forms and practices
- Features an international focus and global reach to provide a
basis for students and researchers seeking broader perspectives
John Hartley
is Research Director of the Centre for Creative Industries &
Innovation at Queensland University of Technology, Australia, where he
was founding dean of the Creative Industries Faculty. Previously he was
head of the School of Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies at
Cardiff University in Wales. Hartley is author of many books on popular
culture, media, journalism and creative industries. His previous books
with Wiley-Blackwell include Television Truths
(2008), Story Circle: Digital Storytelling Around the World
(co-edited with Kelly McWilliam, 2009), and Creative Industries
(2005).
