248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

International Media Research offers a rigorous and critical review of key approaches and concerns that have recently defined the field of media research. In this clearly argued collection of essays, the contributors analyze and reflect upon dominant themes and debates that have made media research an increasingly important element of cultural theory. The volume begins with a critical evaluation... Read more

1 EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION 2 THE WORK OF ELIHU KATZ: CONCEPTUALIZING MEDIA EFFECTS IN CONTEXT 3 CULTURAL STUDIES AS A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE: THEMES AND TENSIONS 4 GENDER AND MEDIA STUDIES: NO WOMAN, NO CRY 5 POST-COMMUNIST MEDIA IN TRANSITION 6 ISSUES AND ASSUMPTIONS IN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY AND RESEARCH IN WESTERN EUROPE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS 7 MEDIA POLICY IN NORTH AMERICA 8 MEDIA AND CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA 9 THE MEDIA AND WAR

Biography

John Corner is Professor in the School of Politics and Communication Studies, University of Liverpool. Philip Schlesinger is Professor of Film and Media Studies, University of Stirling and the Director of the Stirling Media Research Institute. Roger Silverstone is Professor of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science.