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Overview
The Second Edition of this book provides a comprehensive overview of the ways in which social theory has attempted to theorize the importance of the media in contemporary society. Understanding Media Cultures is now fully revised and takes account of the recent theoretical developments associated with New Media and Information Society, as well as the audience and the public sphere.
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The new edition of a text on the sociology of the media. The work presents an overview of a number of theoretical critiques of the mass media, with chapters on Marxism, Habermas, critical audience studies, Marshall McLuhan, Baudrillard, and newer upstart theories. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Product Details
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Meet the Author
I finished my Ph D in SPS at Cambridge University in 1991 on links between the New Left and questions of culture, ideology and politics. Between 1991 and 2001 I worked as a lecturer in the Department of Sociological Studies at Sheffield University. During that time I published Culture, Ideology and Socialism (1995), Understanding Media Cultures (1995), The Transformation of the Media (1999), Making Sense of Men's Lifestyle Magazines (2001) and an edited collection Culture and Citizenship (2001).I was appointed Senior Lecturer in Sociology in Nottingham in 2001. I have also published Cultural Citizenship (2003) and David Bowie: Fame, Sound and Vision (2006). I am also currently on the editorial board of the BSA journal Cultural Sociology and Keywords. Most recently I published book length studies on Education and Cultural Citizenship (2011) and Freedom (2012). My most recent research aims to explore the relationships between European modernity and culture and I have been looking at issues related the the European Enlightenment, the future of social democracy, jazz music and human rights.
Table of Contents
Introduction Marxism and Mass Communication Research Habermas, Mass Culture and the Public Sphere Critical Perspectives within Audience Research Marshall Mc Luhan and the Cultural Medium Baudrillard's Blizzards New Media and the Information Society Conclusion