Communication as culture : essays on media and society / James W. Carey ; new foreword by G. Stuart Adam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carey, James W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Technological innovations.

Communication.

Mass media and culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.).

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Maintains that communication is not merely the transmission of information; reminding the reader of the link between the words "communication" and "community". This title questions the American tradition of focusing only on mass communication's function as a means of social and political control.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Communication as Culture; Chapter 1 A Cultural Approach to Communication; Chapter 2 Mass Communication and Cultural Studies; Chapter 3 Reconceiving "Mass" and "Media"; Chapter 4 Overcoming Resistance to Cultural Studies; Part II Technology and Culture; Chapter 5 The Mythos of the Electronic Revolution; Chapter 6 Space, Time, and Communications; Chapter 7 The History of the Future; Chapter 8 Technology and Ideology; References; A Bibliography of James W. Carey; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-184) and index.

ISBN:

9780203928912