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9780340719893

Exploring Media Discourse

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  • ISBN13:

    9780340719893

  • ISBN10:

    0340719893

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-06-05
  • Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
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Summary

The volume explores how a concept of discourse can be usefully applied to the analysis of visual as well as verbal texts. Drawing on case studies from American and British media, it re-examines the relationship between discourse and ideology, demonstrating how both interrelate and contributeto media analysis.

Author Biography

Myra Macdonald is currently Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sunderland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vi
Introduction 1(6)
Section 1 Mapping key terms
7(46)
Discourse and representation
9(18)
Discourse and ideology
27(26)
Section 2 Changing media discourses
53(50)
Introduction
55(2)
Rethinking `personalization' and the `infotainment' debate
57(22)
Publicizing the `private'
79(24)
Section 3 A case of `risk'
103(87)
Introduction
105(4)
Children `at risk'
109(20)
`Unsafe' food
129(22)
Demonizing Islam
151(23)
September 11th: rethinking Islam?
174(16)
Bibliography 190(15)
Index 205

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