Book description
You've got TV, internet, phone, radio, movies, music, magazines and
newspapers -- and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Unless we live
on a desert island, there is no escape from media communications of
one sort or another. So how do we begin to understand today's
all-embracing media culture?
In this book, all the key issues and debates in media studies
are covered in a lively and accessible style. You will learn about the
main features of global media corporations, and approaches to the
study of media effects, consumer power, celebrity, journalism and new
media. From surveillance to simulation, genre to gender, political
economy to the postmodern, the reader will be guided through a matrix
of intellectual endeavour on all media matters.
Whether you are a student, researcher, practitioner or just
someone with a general interest, Media Studies will serve as a handy
reference guide on your journey through this complex but fascinating subject.
Dr Dan Laughey is senior lecturer in Media and Popular Culture at
Leeds Metropolitan University. He is the author of Music and Youth
Culture and Key Themes in Media Theory. His two kids are technologically
savvier than him.
