| Description |
xvii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Media and society -- Introduction -- What is the media, and is digital media 'new'? -- Subtext and mass media -- Media power and influence -- Making meaning through narrative : conventions, intertextuality and transmedia storytelling -- Non-verbal communication -- Gender and communication -- Designing desire : advertising, consumption and identity -- Semiotics -- Online dating -- Postmodernism : why should I care? -- pt. 2. Content and culture -- Reading film : techniques, identification and ideology -- Organisational and professional communication -- Values, ideals and power in the brave new digital world -- pt. 3. Communication and control -- Constructed reality -- Navigating social media : identity, privacy and performativity in the digital age -- Games, culture and technology -- Technology, piracy, creativity and ownership -- Surveillance -- Reality TV and constructed reality -- Conclusion : Do we communicate 'less' or 'more' in the digital age? |
| Notes |
First edition published in 2011 under the title Communication, new media and everyday life |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-315) and index |
| Subject |
Communication -- Textbooks.
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Mass media.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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| Author |
Hobbs, Mitchell, author
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Brown, Adam, 1982- author
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Cinque, Toija, author
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Warren, Brad (Contract lecturer), author
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Finn, Mark (Senior lecturer), author
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| ISBN |
9780195588026 (paperback) |
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0195588029 (paperback) |
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