Key Concepts in Media and Communications (SAGE Key Concepts series)

by David Holmes (Author), PaulJones (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2011

  $97.63

  An approachable yet critical introduction to the basics of media and communication studies from two experts in the field.

• New

  Paperback
  2011

  $31.01

  A sprightly, critical and intelligent guided tour around the mansion of media and communications/cultural research... enormously useful for students and researchers.
  - James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London
  
  A highly comprehensive guide to core concepts in media theory and criticism.
  - Andrew Goodwin, University of San Francisco
  
  A great resource for new under-grads and something I urge my students to buy and use as a hand first 'port of call' throughout their studies.
  - Paul Smith, De Montfort University
  
  This book covers the key concepts central to understanding recent developments in media and communications studies. Wide-ranging in scope and accessible in style it sets out a useful, clear map of the important theories, methods and debates.
  
  The entries critically explore the limits of a key concept as much as the traditions that define it. They include clear definitions, are introduced within the wider context of the field and each one:

  • is fully cross-referenced
  • is appropriately illustrated with examples, tables and diagrams
  • provides a guide to further reading.

  This book is an essential resource for students of media and communications across sociology, cultural studies, creative industries and of course, media and communications courses.