Why Take Media Seriously?: Key Concepts for Understanding Popular Culture and Media Messaging

by Ozlem Sensoy and Özlem Sensoy

Book Overview

Why should we take media seriously? Research tells us that popular culture and media messages play a critical role in the knowledge we have about the world and the people and issues in it. This much-needed book will help students and teachers make sense of today's complex media environment. Each chapter examines a key concept for decoding media messages (such as representation, discourse, and corporatization) and offers detailed examples and activities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807761508
• ISBN13: 9780807761502
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages