Media Studies & Journalism

Between Cultural Imperialism and Cultural Globalization
By Tanner Mirrlees

A critical cultural materialist introduction to the study of global entertainment media.

Listen deeply. Tell stories. This is the mantra of the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS). Over the years, the CDS's work has transformed the way that community activists, educators, health and human services agencies, business professionals, and artists think about story, media, culture, and the power of personal voice in creating change. For those who yearn to tell multimedia stories, Digital Storytelling is the place to begin.

Do you need a guide to the methodologies, concepts, debates, and policies that shape our everyday relationship with advertising?

Look no further than The Routledge Companion to Advertising and Promotional Culture, which provides an essential guide to these key issues!

Casting is a crucial creative element of any production - and yet the craft and skills needed to put together a successful and exciting cast are oftentimes overlooked. The Casting Handbook explains the casting process from beginning to end and covers everything producers and directors needs to know – as well as proving a fascinating and illuminating read for actors.

Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

Cultural and media studies are now well-established as important academic disciplines and are inspiring new research into a wide range of pertinent issues. This series presents outstanding research in international communication, cultural, and media studies.
 

Edited by Kim Bissell, Stephen Perry

When the general public follow the Olympic Games on television, on the internet, even in the newspapers, they feel like they have themselves experienced the performances of the athletes. This book explores whether it is ever possible to experience the Olympic Games as an athletic event without considering the effect of the media.

Theatre and movie frequently require replicas of three-dimensional objects built for actors to use.

We are hosting a contest to celebrate the skill of prop builders everywhere and the release of Eric Hart's new book, The Prop Building Guidebook: For Theatre, Film, and TV!

Enter the contest to win a prize worth $500!

We have updated our Media and Communication catalogs to showcase our new and key titles for 2013!

We have two new catalogs, our general Media and Communication catalog and our Media and Communication Research catalog.