Media and Society

by O'Shaughnessy, Michael; Stadler, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780195574340
• ISBN10: 0195574346
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Media and Society examines the role of the media in contemporary society and analyses representations of the world found in advertisements, film, television, photographs and language. It clearly presents theoretical approaches and includes many examples, definitions, issues questions and explanations to aid students' understanding. New this this Edition Updated case studies and 'Issues' boxes, which encourage students to reflect further on the issues discussed in each chapter. Margin notes and design make the text simple for students to navigate. This title is also available as an eBook through VitalSource. If you have any questions about this format, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Author Biography

Michael O'Shaughnessy has taught film and media studies for over twenty-five years in UK and Australian universities. Jane Stadler is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Queensland.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Plates	p. x
List of Tables	p. xi
Case Studies	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: The Media-world	p. xv
Guided Tour	p. xx
Getting Ready: The Media and Media Studies	p. 1
Defining the Media	p. 3
Media Studies	p. 10
What Do the Media Do to Us? Media and Society	p. 32
What's in a Name? Language and the Social Construction of Reality	p. 61
Mediation and Representation	p. 75
Texts, Meanings, and Audiences	p. 91
New Media and Technological Development	p. 107
Pictures: Semiotic Analysis	p. 129
Semiology	p. 131
Reading Images and Advertisements	p. 144
Model Essay: Semiotic Analysis of an Advertisement	p. 161
Making Sense: Discourse, Ideology, and Hegemony	p. 169
Defining Discourse and Ideology	p. 171
Where Are Discourses and Ideologies Found?	p. 179
Dominant Ideology and Hegemony	p. 193
Culture Jamming and Counter-hegemony	p. 213
Stories: Approaches For Narrative Analysis	p. 229
Genres, Codes, and Conventions	p. 231
The Language of Film: American Beauty	p. 245
Narrative Structure and Binary Oppositions	p. 258
Documentary and Reality TV	p. 304
Why Stories?	p. 322
Media and Identity: Representation, Impact, and Influence	p. 347
Feminism, Postfeminism, and Ideologies of Femininity	p. 349
Ideologies and Discourses of Masculinity	p. 370
Ethnicity, Ideology, and the Media	p. 395
Stars and Celebrities	p. 416
But they Keep Moving the Posts: Postmodern and Global Perspectives	p. 437
Globalisation	p. 458
Conclusion	p. 472
Glossary	p. 474
References	p. 488
Further Reading	p. 500
Index	p. 503
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