The Public Sphere: An Introduction
Drawing on many examples from contemporary media culture, Alan McKee looks at how we communicate with each other in public—and how we decide whether changing forms of communication are beneficial for the "public sphere". McKee's introduction to the concept of the public sphere, or free debate space, includes background history as well as philosophical arguments concerning its function.
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The Public Sphere: An Introduction
Drawing on many examples from contemporary media culture, Alan McKee looks at how we communicate with each other in public—and how we decide whether changing forms of communication are beneficial for the "public sphere". McKee's introduction to the concept of the public sphere, or free debate space, includes background history as well as philosophical arguments concerning its function.
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The Public Sphere: An Introduction

The Public Sphere: An Introduction

by Alan McKee
The Public Sphere: An Introduction

The Public Sphere: An Introduction

by Alan McKee

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Overview

Drawing on many examples from contemporary media culture, Alan McKee looks at how we communicate with each other in public—and how we decide whether changing forms of communication are beneficial for the "public sphere". McKee's introduction to the concept of the public sphere, or free debate space, includes background history as well as philosophical arguments concerning its function.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521549905
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/16/2004
Edition description: ANN
Pages: 280
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Alan McKee is a senior lecturer in the Creative Industries Faculty at the Queensland University of Technology.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Trivialization; 2. Commercialization; 3. Spectacle; 4. Fragmentation; 5. Apathy; Conclusion.
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