Critical Terms for Media Studies

By: W. J. T. Mitchell and Mark Hansen

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Synopsis: Communications, philosophy, film and video, digital culture: media studies straddles an astounding array of fields and disciplines and produces a vocabulary that is in equal parts rigorous and intuitive. Critical Terms for Media Studiesdefines, and at times, redefines, what this new and hybrid area aims to do, illuminating the key concepts behind its liveliest debates and most dynamic topics. Part of a larger conversation that engages culture, technology, and politics, this exciting collection of essays explores our most critical language for dealing with the qualities and modes of contemporary media. Edited by two outstanding scholars in the field, W.J.T. Mitchell and Mark B.N. Hansen, the volume features works by a team of distinguished contributors.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 353 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780226532554
Publisher:: University of Chicago Press
Date of Addition:: 09/01/10
Copyrighted By:: The University of Chicago
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Literature and Fiction, Technology, Social Studies, Language Arts, Philosophy
Grade Levels:: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Submitted By:: Worth Trust
Proofread By:: Worth Trust
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.