Essays in media and cultural studies : in transition / Graeme Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Graeme, author.

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--History--21st century.

Popular culture.

Mass media--History--21st century.

Mass media.

Mass media policy.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 171 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Spanning a decade of key research, this collection brings together the essays and chapters of leading media scholar Graeme Turner for the first time. The organising theme of transition within this book focuses on both the state of the media as it continues its evolution into the digital era, and the fields of media and cultural studies as they grapple with modifying their approaches and assumptions in response to the changing dynamics of the systems they study. In their own attempts to understand a range of contemporary moments over the decade, these essays also provide a personal history of Graeme Turner's participation in the key debates within media and cultural studies. The essays deal with the shifting states of television, with the changing relation between the media and the state, rise of celebrity, and the role of a critical agenda for media and cultural studies in the future. The collection is introduced and concluded by two new essays, respectively assessing the recent past and the necessary futures for these fields of study. Providing key insights into a range of topics, this book is ideal for students and scholars looking to deepen their understanding of the transitory nature of media and cultural studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

In transition: media and cultural studies for the digital era

Part One: Television: Television in transition, a view from the margins: the Flow essays 2010-2012

Convergence and divergence: the international experience of digital television

Reality TV and the demotic turn

Part Two: The media and the state: The nation-state, media globalization, and television: has the nation-state returned - or did it never leave?

Setting the scene for commercial nationalism: the nation, the market and the media

The media and democracy in the digital era: is this what we had in mind?

Part Three: Celebrity: Approaching celebrity studies

Is celebrity news, news?

Celebrity, participation and the public

Part Four: A critical agenda: Culture, politics and the cultural industries: reviving a critical agenda

Conclusion: media studies, cultural studies, and the critical imperative in the digital era

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Turner, Graeme, Essays in media and cultural studies

ISBN:

9780367338954

0367338955

9780367338961

0367338963

OCLC:

1114285275