Media Studies Books

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   The Videogames Handbook

   By David Surman

   Featuring contributions from leading figures in the videogames industry this book surveys both the theory and practice of this fast-growing, yet relatively new disciplinary area. Mapping the commercial process of videogame production from pre-production to games journalism, David Surman...

   August 2011 | 978-0-415-38353-0 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. The Television Handbook, 4th Edition

   By Jeremy Orlebar

   Updated to include information and discussion on new technologies and new critical ideas, Jeremy Orlebar presents this excellent critical introduction to the practice and theory of television, which relates media studies theories and critical approaches to practical television programme making...

   August 2011 | 978-0-415-60414-7 | Paperback (Routledge)

3. Stories and Social Media: Identities and Interaction

   By Ruth Page

   This book examines everyday stories of personal experience that are published online in contemporary forms of social media. Taking examples from discussion boards, blogs, social network sites, microblogging sites, wikis, collaborative and participatory storytelling projects, Ruth Page explores how...

   August 2011 | 978-0-415-88981-0 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. The Race and Media Reader

   Edited by Gilbert B. Rodman

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-80159-1 | Paperback (Routledge)

5. Google and the Culture of Search

   By Ken Hillis, Michael Petit

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-88301-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. Critical Approaches to Comics: An Introduction to Theories and Methods

   Edited by Randy Duncan, Matthew J. Smith

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-88555-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

7. The Media Studies Reader

   Edited by Laurie Ouellette

   The Media Studies Reader is a broad and accessible anthology that addresses the key topics, debates and theoretical perspectives associated with the interdisciplinary field of media studies. Emphasizing critical and cultural approaches, the collection provides an up-to-date survey of the major...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-80125-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

8. Coverage: Media Spaces and Security after 9/11

   By Lisa Parks

   Since the 9/11 attacks, media and security are increasingly intertwined as the media technologies of filtering, sorting and keywording have become essential elements of national defense. In this book, Lisa Parks explores the complex relations between media and security and uses the term "coverage"...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-99982-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

9. Handbook of Comparative Communication Research

   Edited by Frank Esser, Thomas Hanitzsch

   The Handbook of Comparative Communication Research aims at providing a comprehensive understanding of comparative communication research. It fills an obvious gap in the literature and offers an extensive and interdisciplinary discussion of the general approach of comparative research, its prospect...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-80275-8 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Policing Television: Police Drama and Cultural Politics

    By Jonathan Nichols-Pethick

    May 2011 | 978-0-415-87788-6 | Paperback (Routledge)