This landmark collection maps and motivates the anthropological voice in media studies by locating the media in worlds of practice, sentiment, debate and dissent. Using such vivid examples as the image management of the Dalai Lama and the social organization of Nigerian cinema theatres, the authors remind us that media machineries are not more magical than the social worlds they inhabit and project. [Back cover].
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The text uses these stages to examine the historical context and current processes that shape the mass media as part of American culture. [Topics covered include] media technology and convergence ... a cultural perspective ... values and ...
Instructor's Resource Manual to Accompany Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication
The 2017 update includes the latest media developments and coverage of the political, economic, and cultural issues affecting our mass media and culture.
Media and Culture
Instructor's Resource Manual to Accompany Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication
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