International Media Research: A Critical Survey

by Schlesinger; Philip R.

• ISBN13: 9780415184960
• ISBN10: 0415184967
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1998-05-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

International Media Researchprovides a critical review of key approaches and concerns of contemporary media research. Comprised of essays from specialists in the area, the book begins by examining the historical development of the field and the difficulty in achieving a coherent academic identity. From there, the essays provide a broad and international array of perspectives on some of the pivotal areas of recent media research. Together, the essays serve as a handbook to a rapidly changing field and offer a multitude of bibliographic references.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. x
Editors' Introduction	p. 1
The Work of Elihu Katz	p. 18
References	p. 45
Cultural Studies as a Research Perspective: Themes and Tensions	p. 48
References	p. 62
Gender and Media Studies	p. 65
Post-Communist Media in Transition	p. 96
Issues and Assumptions in Communications Policy and Research in Western Europe: a Critical Analysis	p. 123
Media Policy in North America	p. 154
Media and Culture in Latin America	p. 184
References	p. 202
The Media and War	p. 206
Index	p. 232
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