Media Analysis Techniques (Commtext Series)

by Dr . Arthur Asa Berger (Author)

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  Paperback
  1991

  $3.25

  In Media Analysis Techniques, the author offers clear, concise explanations of the four basic perspectives - Marxist, psychoanalytic, semiological and sociological - that can be usefully applied to the critical analysis of texts. Each approach is presented with enough detail to allow students to conduct their own analyses of various popular media and other texts.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.40

  Media Analysis Techniques, Third Edition begins by examining four techniques of media interpretation that the author considers critical for creative people to acknowledge if they are to understand how their creations translate to the real world. The coverage of these four techniques-semiotic theory, psychoanalytic theory, Marxist theory, and sociological theory-have been expanded in this edition to include myth and media, race and representation, and the importance of narratives in media. The book then moves on to vividly link popular culture to these four theories. Written in an accessible style that demystifies complex concepts, Media Analysis Techniques includes a glossary, study guides, and the author's own illustrations. The book is an excellent supplementary textbook for courses on media research methods as well as many other courses in Mass Communications.