From an established author with a growing international profile in media studies, Media/Theory is an accessible yet challenging guide to ways of thinking about media and communications in modern life. Shaun Moores draws on ideas from a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and expertly connects the analysis of media and communications with key themes in contemporary social theory. Examining core issues of time and space, Moores also examines matters of interactions, signification and identity, and argues that media studies is bound up in the wider processes of the modern world and not just about studying the media. This book makes a distinctive contribution towards rethinking the shape and direction of media studies today, and for students at advanced undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Author(s): Shaun Moores
Edition: 1
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 208
Half Title: Media/Theory......Page 2
Title Page......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Acknoledgements......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
Part I Time and Space......Page 20
1 Cyclicity......Page 22
2 Extensionality......Page 48
Part II Relationships, Meanings and Experiences......Page 80
3 Interaction......Page 82
4 Signification......Page 116
5 Identity......Page 152
Afterword......Page 190
Bibliography......Page 192
Index......Page 212