Why Study the Media? by Roger Silverstone
Written as a manifesto and in order to set a new intellectual agenda, Why Study the Media? argues for the importance of the media in our culture and society and the consequent necessity of taking the media seriously as an object of enlightened but rigorous investigation.
In terms of its scope, the issues it addresses and the challenges it presents, this is a hugely valuable contributuion to the literatureAn important book that deserves a wide readership.
It′s easy to be snobbish about media culture; the great merit of Roger Silverstone′s book is to make the reader understand just how important that culture is. -- Richard Sennett
A remarkable book which argues for a new paradigm for the study of the media. -- Daniel Dayan
A persuasive and sophisticated discussion of the role of the media in modern life at the threshold of the twenty-first century. -- Ellen Seiter
A very important book, one that moves media theory and argument on at long last. This is an attempt to get people to think differently about the media - not just when they are writing essays, but also when they are arguing about media in everyday life. -- Simon Frith
-- Journal of Educational Media
It′s easy to be snobbish about media culture; the great merit of Roger Silverstone′s book is to make the reader understand just how important that culture is. -- Richard Sennett
A remarkable book which argues for a new paradigm for the study of the media. -- Daniel Dayan
A persuasive and sophisticated discussion of the role of the media in modern life at the threshold of the twenty-first century. -- Ellen Seiter
A very important book, one that moves media theory and argument on at long last. This is an attempt to get people to think differently about the media - not just when they are writing essays, but also when they are arguing about media in everyday life. -- Simon Frith
Roger Silverstone is Professor of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His previous publications include: Framing Science (1985), and Television and Everyday Life (1994).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780761964544 |
| ISBN 10 | 0761964541 |
| Title | Why Study the Media? |
| Author | Roger Silverstone |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Year published | 1999-10-22 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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