Media and Cultural Studies: Keyworks (Keyworks in Cultural Studies)

By Angela McRobbieAriel DorfmanNoam Chomsky, et al.

Book Overview

Bringing together a range of core texts into one volume, this acclaimed anthology offers the definitive resource in culture, media, and communication. A fully revised new edition of the bestselling anthology in this dynamic and multidisciplinary field New contributions include essays from Althusser through to Henry Jenkins, and a completely new section on Globalization and Social Movements Retains important emphasis on the giant thinkers and "makers" of the field: Gramsci on hegemony; Althusser on ideology; Horkheimer and Adorno on the culture industry; Raymond Williams on Marxist cultural theory; Habermas on the public sphere; McLuhan on media; Chomsky on propaganda; hooks and Mulvey on the subjects of visual pleasure and oppositional gazes Features a substantial critical introduction, short section introductions and full bibliographic citations

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405132582
• ISBN13: 9781405132589
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 776 Pages
• Weight: 3.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.8" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

KeyWorks

I am an undergraduate studying Mass Communications with a concentration in professional writing. This is a great overview and sampling of core works. I bought it as a requirement for a 300 level course titled Mass Media in Society.