Cultural and media studies Books

Continuing the explorations begun in the first two Produsing Theory volumes, this book investigates some of the tensions generated in the spaces enabled by the confluence of the formerly disparate activities of producing and consuming media.

In an age when young people may confuse online chatter with legitimate news, Navigating the News is the first textbook designed to show students how to recognize credible reporting and how real journalists perform their jobs.

The Dark Side of Media and Technology is Herculean in its effort to survey for landmines in a rapidly changing media landscape. It identifies four dark outcomes related to media and technology use in the 21st century.

The emergence of what are called 'new media' and 'social media' is one of the most discussed topics in contemporary societies. Because media and public communication are mostly analyzed within particular theoretical frameworks and within specific...

Environment Reporters in the 21st Century is the story of a relatively new journalistic beat, environmental reporting

The first of many Bon Jovi inspired books to come, we start at the beginning! With an origin story of becoming a Bon Jovi fan, dropping out, and finding my way back home in 2019. And how, as we all know because of the pandemic, that was NOT the happy end...

Een Gedenkzuil Der Negentiende Eeuw: Het Roode Kruis (1899) is een boek geschreven door Christian Friedrich Haje. Het boek beschrijft de geschiedenis van het Rode Kruis in de negentiende eeuw. Het Rode Kruis is een internationale hulporganisatie die zich...

Das Buch ""Die Periodische Presse Und Die Kirche Mit Besonderer Berucksichtigung Der Tagespresse"" von Christian Heinrich Schoner wurde im Jahr 1892 ver������ffentlicht. In dem Werk wird die Beziehung zwischen der periodischen Presse und der Kirche...

""Delle Origini Italiche V1: E Della Diffusione Dell' Incivilimento Italiano"" ����� un libro scritto da Angelo Mazzoldi nel 1846. Questo volume si concentra sulle origini dell'Italia e sulla diffusione della civilt������ italiana nel mondo. L'autore...

Il libro ""Del Regime Patrimoniale Nel Matrimonio Romano"" scritto da Dino Camici nel 1882, ����� un'opera che analizza il sistema di gestione dei beni tra i coniugi durante il matrimonio nell'antica Roma. Il testo ����� diviso in tre parti: la prima...

""Del Possesso V1: Qual Titolo Di Diritti"" (1878) di Assuero Tartufari ����� un saggio giuridico che esplora il concetto di possesso e i diritti ad esso associati. Il libro si concentra sulle varie forme di possesso, come il possesso di beni immobili,...

Californien unmittelbar vor und nach der Entdeckung des Goldes ist ein Buch von Heinrich Lienhard, das im Jahr 1898 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch bietet eine detaillierte Beschreibung von Kalifornien vor und nach der Entdeckung des Goldes im Jahr...

Le Calendrier Belge V2: Fetes Religieuses Et Civiles, Usages, Croyances Et Pratiques Populaires Des Belges Anciens Et Modernes (1862) est un livre �����crit par l'auteur Otto Reinsberg-Duringsfeld. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui d�����crit les...

Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnae Britanniae est catalogus analyticus librorum de genealogia, heraldica, nobilitate, equitatu et ceremoniis, scriptus a Moule, Thoma, anno Domini MDCCCXXII. Opus hoc continet descriptiones librorum, auctorum et editorum, in...

Conchyliologie Americane: Ou Descriptions Et Figures Des Coquilles (1845) est un livre �����crit par J.C. Chenu. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage de r�����f�����rence en conchyliologie, qui est l'�����tude des coquillages. Le livre contient des descriptions...

Az Ad������ �����s k�����t garas c������m����� k������nyv Szechenyi Istv�����n magyar politikus �����s ������r������ alkot�����sa, amely 1844-ben jelent meg. A k������nyv az akkori Magyarorsz�����g gazdas�����gi �����s t�����rsadalmi helyzet�����t,...

Le livre ""Voyage Aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique V1: Ou Observations Sur La Societe, Les Moeurs, Les Usages Et Le Gouvernement De Ce Pays (1822)"" de Frances Wright est un r�����cit de voyage d�����taill����� et fascinant sur les �����tats-Unis d'Am�����rique...

""Versuch einer historisch-statistisch-geographischen Beschreibung der Kaiserlichen Freien Reichsst�����dte"" ist ein Buch von Karl Wendt aus dem Jahr 1804. Es ist eine umfassende Beschreibung der freien Reichsst�����dte des Heiligen R������mischen...

Pompeianarum Antiquitatum Historia V3 est opus Ioannis Fiorelli anno MDCCCLXIV editum. Hoc volumen continet Commentarium Perpetuum et Indices Locupletissimos, qui omnia aspecta urbis Pompeianae antiquae complectuntur. Auctor diligenter describit...

This book explores the state of community radio, a significant independent media movement that began about two decades ago, in different parts of South Asia.The volume outlines the socioeconomic and historical contexts for understanding the evolution and...

The study of Chinese media is a field that is growing and evolving at an exponential rate. Not only are the Chinese media a fascinating subject for analysis in their own right, but they also offer scholars and students a window to observe...

This collection establishes new perspectives on the idea of mystery, as it is enacted and encoded in the genre of detective fiction. Essays reclaim detective fiction as an object of critical inquiry, examining the ways it shapes issues of social...

What's fair? It is an old question in journalism. In 1999, it seems more difficult to answer than ever. The cycle of story, spin, and counterspin that surrounds the White House is only the most obvious part of the problem. In the past 25 years, the...

Having spent most of his career working with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Martin Esslin appraises American TV with the eyes of both a detached outsider and a concerned insider

This volume is a must for anyone interested in academic problems and will produce the emotion of recognition in those concerned, and the emotion of surprise in those outside the field.-Los Angeles Times "Professors Caplow and McGee have given scholarly...

Some of the bravest actions of journalists are unknown, obscured by the passage of time, hidden by veils of anonymity or buried by systematic repression

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 created a new political landscape and a new era of warfare. This book offers insights into the impact and influence of 9/11 upon our cultural social, and political life. It is useful for cultural studies...

Threats to journalists carry many different lessons, but one is constant: People who would intimidate or kill journalists are usually terrified that someone might find out. Journalists who want to protect one another need do nothing more than what should...

 Most great transformations are not apparent as we live through them. Only in hindsight do individual moments acquire layers of meaning that give them great significance. Looking back is not something that comes naturally to journalists, immersed as...

In Custom , Ferdinand Tonnies illustrates the relationship of custom to various aspects of culture, such as religion, gender, and family

May Edel's The Chiga of Uganda is in the grand tradition of Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, and Leslie Spier. Written at a time when older ways were menaced by contact with other cultures, Edel's effort was part of a descriptive urgency that aimed to capture...

A practical manual for anyone who wants to turn scientific facts into gripping science stories, this book provides an overview of story elements and structure, guidance on where to locate them in scientific papers and a step-by-step guide to applying...

This book explores the adaptability of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) hegemonic rule to marketization and commercialization processes. In addition, it gives a detailed account of the political and economic history of the Chinese film and music...

The rise of China has brought about a dramatic increase in the rate of migration from mainland China. At the same time, the Chinese government has embarked on a full-scale push for the internationalisation of Chinese media and culture. Media and...

The work explores the complex and profound implications of digital technology for a stunning variety of spaces, ranging from science and cinema to citizenship and bazaars. It maps the multiple ways in which the 'new' media rewrites the 'old', and the...

This book examines the role of the media in environmental politics and activism in the 21st century. It highlights how politics is mediated in myriad ways through newspapers and news channels, through mobile telephony and through social networking sites...

Scholarly studies of Chinese culture, history and society, both within and outside of China, generally pay little attention to leisure, entertainment and amusement, though it has long been known that this aspect of life gives a deep understanding of the...

Combining historical and ethnographic analysis, this book deals with the making of the heterosexual imagination from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present in the Indian context.This unique book uses methods from anthropology, cultural...

Scholarly engagement with the magazine form has, in the last two decades, produced a substantial amount of valuable research. Authored by leading academic authorities in the study of magazines, the chapters in The Routledge Handbook of Magazine Research...

Globalization and international economic governance offer unprecedented opportunities for cultural exchange. Foreign direct investments can promote cultural diversity and provide the funds needed to locate, recover and preserve cultural heritage...

What is masculinity? Drawing on psychoanalysis and an understanding of ideology, Easthope shows how the masculine myth forces men to try to be masculine and only masculine, denying their feminine side. In an original contribution to the understanding of...

Presents the main existing models of the whole of parts of the mass communications process which have been developed during the last thirty years, providing brief descriptions of the most significant concepts and ideas in the study of mass communication,...

In this anthology, prominent contemporary theorists assess the benefits and dangers of postmodernism for feminist theory. The contributors examine the meaning of postmodernism both as a methodological position and a diagnosis of the times. They consider...

Through the examination of a range of literary and cinematic texts, from William Wyler's classic The Best Years of Our Lives to the novels of Henry James, Silverman offers a bold new look at masculinities which deviate from the social norm.

This work is a controversial critique of art theory, practice and politics, and a major enquiry into the history of primitivism and its implications for contemporary culture.

A successful and distinctive text which provides an invaluable introduction to the theoretical and philosophical issues surrounding social research.

In The Subversive Imagination , professional writers, artists and cultural critics from around the world offer their views on the issue of the artist's responsibility to society. The contributors look beyond censorship and free speech issues and instead...

Sound Design Theory and Practice is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the concepts which underpin the creative decisions that inform the creation of sound design. A fundamental problem facing anyone wishing to practice, study, teach or research...