Theorising media and practice / edited by Birgit Brauchler and John Postill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bräuchler, Birgit.

Postill, John, 1965-

European Association of Social Anthropologists. Conference (2006 : Bristol, England)

Series:

Anthropology of media ; v. 4.

Anthropology of media ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and anthropology--Congresses.

Mass media and anthropology.

Mass media and culture--Congresses.

Mass media and culture.

Mass media--Research--Congresses.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although practice theory has been a mainstay of social theory for nearly three decades, so far it has had very limited impact on media studies. This book draws on the work of practice theorists such as Wittgenstein, Foucault, Bourdieu, Barth and Schatzki and rethinks the study of media from the perspective of practice theory. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from places such as Zambia, India, Hong Kong, the United States, Britain, Norway and Denmark, the contributors address a number of important themes: media as practice; the interlinkage between media, culture and practice; the contextua

Contents:

Introduction : theorising media and practice / John Postill

Media as practice. Theorising media as practice / Nick Couldry

What do we mean by 'media practices'? / Mark Hobart

Media as practice: a brief exchange / Nick Couldry and Mark Hobart

Media, culture and practice. From fan practice to mediated moments: the value of practice theory in the understanding of media audiences / S. Elizabeth Bird

Thick context, deep epistemology: a meditation on wide-angle lenses on media, knowledge production and the concept of culture / Debra Spitulnik

"But it is my Hhbit to read the Times": metaculture and practice in the reading of Indian newspapers / Mark A. Peterson

Embedded/embedding media practices and cultural production / Ursula Rao

Media practices in context. Communication, cognition and usage: epistemological considerations of media practices and processes / Guido Ipsen

Language-games, in/dividuals and media uses: what a practice perspective should imply for media studies / Jo Helle-Valle

A barthian approach to practice and media: Internet engagements among teleworkers in rural Denmark / Jens Kjaerulff

Can practice theory inspire studies of ICTs in everyday life? / Toke H. Christensen and Inge Ripke

New media production practices. Playful pactices: theorising 'new media' cultural production / Elisenda Ardevol ... [et al.]

Theorising the practices of free software: the movement / Christopher M. Kelty

Cinematography and camera crew: practice, process and procedure / Cathy Greenhalgh.

Notes:

Collection of papers, some of which were presented at a media anthropology network workshop, organised by the editors as part of the European Association of Social Anthropologists' (EASA) conference held in Bristol, U.K., September, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781845458546

1845458540

OCLC:

733040232