| Description |
xviii, 494 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. Getting ready : the media and media studies -- Part 2. Pictures : semiotic analysis -- Part 3. Making sense : discourse, ideology and hegemony -- Part 4. Stories : approaches for narrative analysis -- Part 5. Media and identity : representation, impact and influence -- Part 6. But they keep moving the posts : postmodern and global perspectives |
| Summary |
Examines the role of media in contemporary society and analyses representations of the world found in their advertisements, film, television, photographs, language and music. It clearly and simply presents theoretical approaches and includes many examples and explanations. O'Shaughnessy formerly at Edith Cowan Uni, WA |
| Analysis |
Mass media |
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Social values |
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Stereotypes |
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Cultural identity |
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Media skills |
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Overseas item |
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Semiotics |
| Notes |
Previous ed. : 2002 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography, pages 470-484 |
| Subject |
Mass media and culture.
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Mas media and culture
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Mass media -- Textbooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Author |
Stadler, Jane.
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| LC no. |
00002705 |
| ISBN |
0195517563 : |
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