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University of Toronto Press Canadian Politics Seventh Edition
Book SynopsisFor this new edition, James Bickerton and Alain-G. Gagnon have organized the book into six parts. Part I covers the origins and foundation of Canada as a political entity while Part II focuses on government, parliament, and the courts. Part III examines matters pertaining to federalism and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Part IV casts some new light on electoral politics and political communications and Part V examines citizenship, diversity, and social movements. Part VI, the final section of the book, concentrates on a number of political issues that merit special attention on the part of political actors and decision makers, namely the evolving relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples, immigration and refugees, environment and climate change, and relations between Canada and the United States. This seventh edition of Canadian Politics includes 12 new chapters, with ten new contributing authors and coverage of six new subjects, and is essentialTable of ContentsPart I. Canadian Politics: Origins and Foundations 1. Understanding Canada’s Origins: Federalism, Multiculturalism, and the Will to Live Together Samuel V. LaSelva 2. The Canadian Political Regime from a Québec Perspective Guy Laforest and Alain-G. Gagnon Part II. Government, Parliament, and the Courts 3. The Centre Rules: Executive Dominance Donald J. Savoie 4. The House of Commons and Responsible Government Lori Turnbull 5. The Senate: A Late Blooming Chameleon Andrew Heard 6. The Civil Service Amanda Clarke 7. Interest Groups in Canada and in the United States: Evidence of Convergence Éric Montpetit and Graham Wilson Part III. Federalism and the Charter 8. Practices of Federalism in Canada Jennifer Wallner 9. Politics and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Raymond Bazowski 10. Five Faces of Quebec: Shifting Small Worlds and Evolving Political Dynamics Alain-G. Gagnon 11. The Two Faces of Treaty Federalism Martin Papillon Part IV. Electoral Politics and Political Communication 12. Public Opinion and Political Cleavages in Canada Allison Harell, Laura Stephenson, and Lyne Deschatelêts 13. Parties and Elections: An End to Canadian Exceptionalism James Bickerton 14. Democratic Reform and the Vagaries of Partisan Politics in Canada Brian Tanguay 15. Media and Strategic Communication in Canadian Politics Alex Marland Part V. Citizenship and Diversity 16. Citizenship, Communities, and Identity in Canada Will Kymlicka 17. Diversity in Canadian Politics Yasmeen Abu-Laban 18. Of Pots and Pans and Radical Handmaids: Social Movements and Civil Society Michael Orsini 19. Acting In and On History: The Canadian Women’s Movement Jacquetta Newman Part VI. Contemporary Issues 20. The Relationship between Canada and Indigenous Peoples: Where Are We? Naiomi Walqwam Metallic 21. Immigration in Canada: From Low to High Politics Mireille Paquet 22. Canada and the Climate Policy Dilemma Debora VanNijnatten and Douglas Macdonald 23. Canada in the World Mark R. Brawley
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Race and the Cultural Industries
Book SynopsisStudies of race and media are dominated by textual approaches that explore the politics of representation. But there is little understanding of how and why representations of race in the media take the shape that they do. How, one might ask, is race created by cultural industries? In this important new book, Anamik Saha encourages readers to focus on the production of representations of racial and ethnic minorities in film, television, music and the arts. His interdisciplinary approach combines critical media studies and media industries research with postcolonial studies and critical race perspectives to reveal how political economic forces and legacies of empire shape industrial cultural production and, in turn, media discourses around race. Race and the Cultural Industries is required reading for students and scholars of media and cultural studies, as well as anyone interested in why historical representations of 'the Other' persist in the media and how they are to be challenged.Trade Review"I love this book. Alongside the justified, simmering rage concerning racism, there is careful and elegant analysis of the production systems behind the media's promotion and manifestations of racial inequality. This is a major contribution not only to media studies, but also to understandings of race and ethnicity in contemporary culture and society."David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds "In this carefully researched volume, Anamik Saha carves out an original and compelling approach for studying how the cultural industries shape the politics of race today, and how those industries need to change to allow more equitable societies to emerge. This book is required reading for every citizen, student, activist and scholar with a commitment to race and social justice."Timothy Havens, The University of IowaTable of Contents Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Part 1: Framework Chapter 1: Race and the cultural industries Chapter 2: Approaching race and cultural production Part 2: Media, race and power Chapter 3: Capitalism, race and the ambivalence of commodification Chapter 4: ‘Diversity’ in media and cultural policy Part 3: The cultural politics of production Chapter 5: The racialisation of the cultural commodity Chapter 6: Enabling race-making in the cultural industries Chapter 7: Conclusion References Index
£51.52
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reporting Elections: Rethinking the Logic of
Book SynopsisHow elections are reported has important implications for the health of democracy and informed citizenship. But, how informative are the news media during campaigns? What kind of logic do they follow? How well do they serve citizens?eBased on original research as well as the most comprehensive assessment of election studies to date, Cushion and Thomas examine how campaigns are reported in many advanced Western democracies. In doing so, they engage with debates about the mediatization of politics, media systems, information environments, media ownership, regulation, political news, horserace journalism, objectivity, impartiality, agenda-setting, and the relationship between media and democracy more generally.Focusing on the most recent US and UK election campaigns, they consider how the logic of election coverage could be rethought in ways that better serve the democratic needs of citizens. Above all, they argue that election reporting should be driven by a public logic, where the agenda of voters takes centre stage in the campaign and the policies of respective political parties receive more airtime and independent scrutiny.The book is essential reading for scholars and students in political communication and journalism studies, political science, media and communication studies.Trade Review"Thoroughly researched and well written, this is a major addition to the agenda-setting library, a nuanced, empirically grounded presentation of the key elements that define the political, media and public agendas during elections."Maxwell McCombs, University of Texas at Austin"This clear-sighted interrogation of the democratic performance of news organizations across several national and electoral contexts is of enormous value."David Deacon, Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University"Cushion and Thomas’s cross-national treatment of “air wars” during election campaigns provides lots of meat for scholars and students to absorb and ponder."Jay Blumler, University of Leeds"a valuable text"European Journal of CommunicationTable of Contents Contents List of Tables and Figures Introduction: Studying Elections Chapter One: Setting the Campaign Agenda Chapter Two: Reporting Election Campaigns Chapter Three: Making Sense of Horserace Reporting Chapter Four: Regulating Balance and Impartiality Chapter Five: The Trumpification of Election News Conclusion: Rethinking Election Reporting References Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reporting Elections: Rethinking the Logic of
Book SynopsisHow elections are reported has important implications for the health of democracy and informed citizenship. But, how informative are the news media during campaigns? What kind of logic do they follow? How well do they serve citizens?eBased on original research as well as the most comprehensive assessment of election studies to date, Cushion and Thomas examine how campaigns are reported in many advanced Western democracies. In doing so, they engage with debates about the mediatization of politics, media systems, information environments, media ownership, regulation, political news, horserace journalism, objectivity, impartiality, agenda-setting, and the relationship between media and democracy more generally.Focusing on the most recent US and UK election campaigns, they consider how the logic of election coverage could be rethought in ways that better serve the democratic needs of citizens. Above all, they argue that election reporting should be driven by a public logic, where the agenda of voters takes centre stage in the campaign and the policies of respective political parties receive more airtime and independent scrutiny.The book is essential reading for scholars and students in political communication and journalism studies, political science, media and communication studies.Trade Review"Thoroughly researched and well written, this is a major addition to the agenda-setting library, a nuanced, empirically grounded presentation of the key elements that define the political, media and public agendas during elections."Maxwell McCombs, University of Texas at Austin"This clear-sighted interrogation of the democratic performance of news organizations across several national and electoral contexts is of enormous value."David Deacon, Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University"Cushion and Thomas’s cross-national treatment of “air wars” during election campaigns provides lots of meat for scholars and students to absorb and ponder."Jay Blumler, University of Leeds"a valuable text"European Journal of CommunicationTable of Contents Contents List of Tables and Figures Introduction: Studying Elections Chapter One: Setting the Campaign Agenda Chapter Two: Reporting Election Campaigns Chapter Three: Making Sense of Horserace Reporting Chapter Four: Regulating Balance and Impartiality Chapter Five: The Trumpification of Election News Conclusion: Rethinking Election Reporting References Index
£16.86
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Why Journalism Still Matters
Book SynopsisCan we talk about the news media without proclaiming journalism either our savior or the source of all evil? It is not easy to do so, but it gets easier if we put the problems and prospects of journalism in historical and comparative perspective, view them with a sociological knowledge of how newsmaking operates, and see them in a political context that examines how political institutions shape news as well as how news shapes political attitudes and institutions. Adopting this approach, Michael Schudson examines news and news institutions in relation to democratic theory and practice, in relation to the economic crisis that affects so many news organizations today and in relation to recent discussions of “fake news.” In contrast to those who suggest that journalism has had its day, Schudson argues that journalism has become more important than ever for liberal democracies as the keystone institution in a web of accountability for a governmental system that invites public attention, public monitoring and public participation. For the public to be swayed from positions people have already staked out, and for government officials to respond to charges that they have behaved corruptly or unconstitutionally or simply rashly and unwisely, the source of information has to come from organizations that hold themselves to the highest standards of verification, fact-checking, and independent and original research, and that is exactly what professional journalism aspires to do.This timely and important defense of journalism will be of great value to anyone concerned about the future of news and of democracy.Trade Review“This provactive collection of essays by the nation’s pre-eminent scholar of journalism insightfully answers one of the central questions of our times.”Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of PennsylvaniaThis is a scintillating collection of essays by the western world’s foremost scholar of journalism. James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London "One of the most important media scholars of our time, Schudson approaches the business of making news from a sociological and historical perspective, offering a new way to think of questions that bedevil us every day."Mark Landler, The New York Times“Why Journalism Still Matters is not only thought-provoking for fans of Schudson’s earlier works, but offers an opportunity for a wide range of students in political, media or sociological fields the chance to ponder this unique cultural intersection.”Communication Booknotes QuarterlyTable of ContentsPersonal Acknowledgments vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I Where Journalism Came From 1 14 or 15 Generations: News as a Cultural Form and Journalism as a Historical Formation 23 2 Walter Lippmann’s Ghost: An Interview 31 3 Is Journalism a Profession? Objectivity 1.0, Objectivity 2.0, and Beyond 41 Part II Going Deeper into Contemporary Journalism 4 The Danger of Independent Journalism 71 5 Belgium Invades Germany: Reclaiming Non-Fake News – Imperfect, Professional, and Democratic 81 6 Journalism in a Journalized Society: Reflections on Raymond Williams and the “Dramatised Society” 96 7 The Crisis in News: Can You Whistle a Happy Tune? 113 Part III Short Takes on Journalism and Democracy 8 Citizenship – According to “The Simpsons” 137 9 The Multiple Political Roles of American Journalism 149 10 Democracy as a Slow Government Movement 167 Part IV Afterword 11 Second Thoughts: Schudson on Schudson 181 Notes 195
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Why Journalism Still Matters
Book SynopsisCan we talk about the news media without proclaiming journalism either our savior or the source of all evil? It is not easy to do so, but it gets easier if we put the problems and prospects of journalism in historical and comparative perspective, view them with a sociological knowledge of how newsmaking operates, and see them in a political context that examines how political institutions shape news as well as how news shapes political attitudes and institutions. Adopting this approach, Michael Schudson examines news and news institutions in relation to democratic theory and practice, in relation to the economic crisis that affects so many news organizations today and in relation to recent discussions of “fake news.” In contrast to those who suggest that journalism has had its day, Schudson argues that journalism has become more important than ever for liberal democracies as the keystone institution in a web of accountability for a governmental system that invites public attention, public monitoring and public participation. For the public to be swayed from positions people have already staked out, and for government officials to respond to charges that they have behaved corruptly or unconstitutionally or simply rashly and unwisely, the source of information has to come from organizations that hold themselves to the highest standards of verification, fact-checking, and independent and original research, and that is exactly what professional journalism aspires to do.This timely and important defense of journalism will be of great value to anyone concerned about the future of news and of democracy.Trade Review“This provactive collection of essays by the nation’s pre-eminent scholar of journalism insightfully answers one of the central questions of our times.”Kathleen Hall Jamieson, University of PennsylvaniaThis is a scintillating collection of essays by the western world’s foremost scholar of journalism. James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London "One of the most important media scholars of our time, Schudson approaches the business of making news from a sociological and historical perspective, offering a new way to think of questions that bedevil us every day."Mark Landler, The New York Times “Why Journalism Still Matters is not only thought-provoking for fans of Schudson’s earlier works, but offers an opportunity for a wide range of students in political, media or sociological fields the chance to ponder this unique cultural intersection.”Communication Booknotes Quarterly Table of ContentsPersonal Acknowledgments vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I Where Journalism Came From 1 14 or 15 Generations: News as a Cultural Form and Journalism as a Historical Formation 23 2 Walter Lippmann’s Ghost: An Interview 31 3 Is Journalism a Profession? Objectivity 1.0, Objectivity 2.0, and Beyond 41 Part II Going Deeper into Contemporary Journalism 4 The Danger of Independent Journalism 71 5 Belgium Invades Germany: Reclaiming Non-Fake News – Imperfect, Professional, and Democratic 81 6 Journalism in a Journalized Society: Reflections on Raymond Williams and the “Dramatised Society” 96 7 The Crisis in News: Can You Whistle a Happy Tune? 113 Part III Short Takes on Journalism and Democracy 8 Citizenship – According to “The Simpsons” 137 9 The Multiple Political Roles of American Journalism 149 10 Democracy as a Slow Government Movement 167 Part IV Afterword 11 Second Thoughts: Schudson on Schudson 181 Notes 195
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wi-Fi
Book SynopsisFrom café culture to home schooling, remote community networks, and smart cities, Wi-Fi is an invisible but fundamental element of contemporary life. Loosely regulated, low-cost, and largely overlooked by researchers, this technology has driven the rise of the smartphone and broadband internet, and is a vital element in the next wave of automation. Thomas, Wilken, and Rennie provide the first comprehensive account of the social and cultural consequences of Wi-Fi, highlighting the ways in which it has changed our homes, communities, and cities. They discuss its origins as an experimental technology, the conflicts generated around its ownership and control, and the ideas and expectations attached to it by technologists, activists, and entrepreneurs. The authors reveal the ways in which Wi-Fi is an inherently social and political technology, animated by conflicting aspirations for local, public, and community control, and defined by private and corporate interests. As this book shows, Wi-Fi has extended and intensified our online lives while also promising a more inclusive internet. Wi-Fi is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as anyone who wants a better understanding of this ubiquitous and influential technology.Trade Review‘This pathbreaking study explores the full significance of the already ubiquitous, but largely “invisible”, technology of Wi-Fi.’David Morley, Goldsmiths University of London ‘As a technology, Wi-Fi seemed to disappear into the mundane infrastructures of everyday life almost as soon as it was adopted twenty years ago. Looking backwards as well as towards possible futures, this book offers an important account of “why Wi-Fi matters”.’Laura Forlano, Illinois Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures 1. Why Wi-Fi Matters 2. Infrastructure 3. Home 4. Community 5. City 6. Problems, Prospects, Possibilities References Index
£45.00
Polity Press Gender and Technology An Introduction
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures
Book SynopsisInstagram is at the heart of global digital culture, having made selfies, filters and square frames an inescapable part of everyday life since it was launched in 2010.In the first book-length examination of Instagram, Tama Leaver, Tim Highfield and Crystal Abidin trace how this quintessential mobile photography app has developed as a platform and a culture. They consider aspects such as the new visual social media aesthetics, the rise of Influencers and new visual economies, and the complex politics of the platform as well as examining how Instagram's users change their use of the platform over time and respond to evolving features. The book highlights the different ways Instagram is used by subcultural groups around the world, and how museums, restaurants and public spaces are striving to be 'Insta-worthy'. Far from just capturing milestones and moments, the authors argue that Instagram has altered the ways people communicate and share, while also creating new approaches to marketing, advertising, politics and the design of spaces and venues.Rich with grounded examples from across the world, from birth pictures to selfies at funerals, Instagram is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communication.Trade Review“[It] will be [a] valuable reference [book] for students in the field of media and cultural studies. [It] may also inspire researchers and practitioners in related fields to understand how culture is created and modulated on platforms, and how culture can be studied in the platform environment.”Media, Culture & SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Platform Chapter Two: Aesthetics Chapter Three: Ecologies Chapter Four: Economies Chapter Five: Cultures Chapter Six: Lifespans Chapter Seven: From the Instagram of Everything to the Everything of Instagram Appendix: Instagram Timeline References Index
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures
Book SynopsisInstagram is at the heart of global digital culture, having made selfies, filters and square frames an inescapable part of everyday life since it was launched in 2010.In the first book-length examination of Instagram, Tama Leaver, Tim Highfield and Crystal Abidin trace how this quintessential mobile photography app has developed as a platform and a culture. They consider aspects such as the new visual social media aesthetics, the rise of Influencers and new visual economies, and the complex politics of the platform as well as examining how Instagram's users change their use of the platform over time and respond to evolving features. The book highlights the different ways Instagram is used by subcultural groups around the world, and how museums, restaurants and public spaces are striving to be 'Insta-worthy'. Far from just capturing milestones and moments, the authors argue that Instagram has altered the ways people communicate and share, while also creating new approaches to marketing, advertising, politics and the design of spaces and venues.Rich with grounded examples from across the world, from birth pictures to selfies at funerals, Instagram is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communication.Trade Review“[It] will be [a] valuable reference [book] for students in the field of media and cultural studies. [It] may also inspire researchers and practitioners in related fields to understand how culture is created and modulated on platforms, and how culture can be studied in the platform environment.”Media, Culture & Society“Leaver, Highfield, and Abidin’s book tackles a timely and complex topic with precision and clarity. An essential overview of Instagram as a far-reaching, multifunctional platform, the authors deftly map out the ways in which Instagram permeates our daily lives. By providing engaging examples throughout the book, the authors give life to their arguments while leaving room for readers to consider important questions for themselves.”International Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Platform Chapter Two: Aesthetics Chapter Three: Ecologies Chapter Four: Economies Chapter Five: Cultures Chapter Six: Lifespans Chapter Seven: From the Instagram of Everything to the Everything of Instagram Appendix: Instagram Timeline References Index
£19.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd MeToo: The Impact of Rape Culture in the Media
Book SynopsisIn the wake of the MeToo movement, revelations of sexual assault and harassment continue to disrupt sexual politics across the globe. Reports of widespread misconduct—in workplaces from doctors’ offices to factory floors—precipitate firings, legal actions, street protests, and policy punditry. Meenakshi Gigi Durham situates media culture as a place in which these broader social struggles are produced and reproduced. The media figures whose depravity sparked the #MeToo movement are symbols of the complexities of sexual desire and consent. Pop culture fuels controversies about rape culture; social media users have launched feminist resistance that turned to real-world activism; and investigative journalists have broken stories of assault, offering a platform for survivors to speak truth to patriarchal power. Arguing that the media are a linchpin in these events, Durham provides a feminist account of the interrelated contexts of media production, representation, and reception. She situates the media as the key site where the establishment of sexuality and social relations takes place, and traces the media's powerful role in both reifying and challenging rape culture. This timely and stimulating book will be of interest to students and scholars of media, communication, gender studies, and sociology, as well as to anyone concerned by the current state of sexual politics.Trade Review“An accessible and thorough interrogation of the media, rape culture, and MeToo. The book does a fantastic job of detailing rape culture (as it is conceived by many feminist theorists and activists) as well as outlining, in a really impressive way, the complexity of the MeToo movement.”Catherine Rottenberg, University of Nottingham “Laying out with great clarity what needs to be done to remove rape culture and its residue from the media, this insightful, thoughtful, and generative volume demonstrates why this eradication is a social justice issue that should matter to all.”Barbie Zelizer, Raymond Williams Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania “Durham moves our understanding of rape culture into the twenty-first century with this compelling examination of the MeToo movement. The book will provoke discussions across disciplines and audiences.”Carolyn Byerly, Chair of Communication, Culture, and Media Studies, Howard University“This book reminds us that speaking out is powerful, and that whether we are survivors, advocates, journalists, or bystanders, we can all be silence breakers.”International Journal of Communication“Durham has deftly combined the rape myths with the critique of the Metoo movement from a historical feminist standpoint, which only makes the book more accessible to the readers.”Media Practice and Education“Gender and media scholar Meenakshi Gigi Durham has delivered a clearly written and confronting, yet engaging, text where she uses the media as a framework through which to discuss and analyse the international #MeToo movement.”Australian Journalism Review“It’s a timely and challenging book that offers a unique insight into the role and power of the media as well as the state of contemporary gender relations.”Seattle Book ReviewTable of ContentsTable of contents:Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Rapacity Monsters, Inc. Danger Zones Of Presidents And Pussy-Grabs Chapter 2: Representation E-race-ures The Naked And The Damned Reporting And Rape Culture Chapter 3: Resistance Reckonings Redress Coda: Reformulating Desire And Consent Notes References Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd MeToo: The Impact of Rape Culture in the Media
Book SynopsisIn the wake of the MeToo movement, revelations of sexual assault and harassment continue to disrupt sexual politics across the globe. Reports of widespread misconduct—in workplaces from doctors’ offices to factory floors—precipitate firings, legal actions, street protests, and policy punditry. Meenakshi Gigi Durham situates media culture as a place in which these broader social struggles are produced and reproduced. The media figures whose depravity sparked the #MeToo movement are symbols of the complexities of sexual desire and consent. Pop culture fuels controversies about rape culture; social media users have launched feminist resistance that turned to real-world activism; and investigative journalists have broken stories of assault, offering a platform for survivors to speak truth to patriarchal power. Arguing that the media are a linchpin in these events, Durham provides a feminist account of the interrelated contexts of media production, representation, and reception. She situates the media as the key site where the establishment of sexuality and social relations takes place, and traces the media's powerful role in both reifying and challenging rape culture. This timely and stimulating book will be of interest to students and scholars of media, communication, gender studies, and sociology, as well as to anyone concerned by the current state of sexual politics.Trade Review“An accessible and thorough interrogation of the media, rape culture, and MeToo. The book does a fantastic job of detailing rape culture (as it is conceived by many feminist theorists and activists) as well as outlining, in a really impressive way, the complexity of the MeToo movement.”Catherine Rottenberg, University of Nottingham “Laying out with great clarity what needs to be done to remove rape culture and its residue from the media, this insightful, thoughtful, and generative volume demonstrates why this eradication is a social justice issue that should matter to all.”Barbie Zelizer, Raymond Williams Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania “Durham moves our understanding of rape culture into the twenty-first century with this compelling examination of the MeToo movement. The book will provoke discussions across disciplines and audiences.”Carolyn Byerly, Chair of Communication, Culture, and Media Studies, Howard University“This book reminds us that speaking out is powerful, and that whether we are survivors, advocates, journalists, or bystanders, we can all be silence breakers.”International Journal of Communication“Durham has deftly combined the rape myths with the critique of the Metoo movement from a historical feminist standpoint, which only makes the book more accessible to the readers.”Media Practice and Education“Gender and media scholar Meenakshi Gigi Durham has delivered a clearly written and confronting, yet engaging, text where she uses the media as a framework through which to discuss and analyse the international #MeToo movement.”Australian Journalism Review“It’s a timely and challenging book that offers a unique insight into the role and power of the media as well as the state of contemporary gender relations.” Seattle Book ReviewTable of ContentsTable of contents:Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Rapacity Monsters, Inc. Danger Zones Of Presidents And Pussy-Grabs Chapter 2: Representation E-race-ures The Naked And The Damned Reporting And Rape Culture Chapter 3: Resistance Reckonings Redress Coda: Reformulating Desire And Consent Notes References Index
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Media Effects: A Narrative Perspective
Book SynopsisDoes exposure to media violence make us more violent? Do stereotypes in the media affect the way we see different social groups? Do media institutions play any role in social change? Media Effects is a concise introduction which studies the ways in which media use affects society. James Shanahan explores how researchers and society became interested in media effects, outlines the important developments in the field, and looks at how research on narrative is playing a progressively important role in revealing what we know. The book also provides a timely interweaving of different perspectives, ranging from concerned and critical voices within media studies to quantitative psychological approaches which tend to be more sceptical about powerful media effects. Concise and authoritative, Media Effects is the go-to text for students and scholars getting to grips with this fascinating and important topic.Trade Review"James Shanahan provides a compelling new map for well-trodden ground, theory and research on media effects. His book is impressively wide-ranging at the same time that it coalesces into sharp focus. I was excited to find new synergies, new insights, and new possibilities for explorations of the ways that the media shape individuals and the wider social world."—Erica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts "Too rarely do prominent scholars take the time to pause and take stock of their own academic field. Media Effects is a rare exception. Jim Shanahan offers us his very nuanced and compelling editorial take on almost a century of media effects research that has hopefully learned from its own past. It is particularly refreshing to have one of the eminent media effects researchers of our time help us to separate signal from noise in this rapidly growing field of research."—Dietram Scheufele, University of Wisconsin
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Media Effects: A Narrative Perspective
Book SynopsisDoes exposure to media violence make us more violent? Do stereotypes in the media affect the way we see different social groups? Do media institutions play any role in social change? Media Effects is a concise introduction which studies the ways in which media use affects society. James Shanahan explores how researchers and society became interested in media effects, outlines the important developments in the field, and looks at how research on narrative is playing a progressively important role in revealing what we know. The book also provides a timely interweaving of different perspectives, ranging from concerned and critical voices within media studies to quantitative psychological approaches which tend to be more sceptical about powerful media effects. Concise and authoritative, Media Effects is the go-to text for students and scholars getting to grips with this fascinating and important topic.Trade Review"James Shanahan provides a compelling new map for well-trodden ground, theory and research on media effects. His book is impressively wide-ranging at the same time that it coalesces into sharp focus. I was excited to find new synergies, new insights, and new possibilities for explorations of the ways that the media shape individuals and the wider social world."—Erica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts "Too rarely do prominent scholars take the time to pause and take stock of their own academic field. Media Effects is a rare exception. Jim Shanahan offers us his very nuanced and compelling editorial take on almost a century of media effects research that has hopefully learned from its own past. It is particularly refreshing to have one of the eminent media effects researchers of our time help us to separate signal from noise in this rapidly growing field of research."—Dietram Scheufele, University of Wisconsin
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Are Filter Bubbles Real?
Book SynopsisThere has been much concern over the impact of partisan echo chambers and filter bubbles on public debate. Is this concern justified, or is it distracting us from more serious issues? Axel Bruns argues that the influence of echo chambers and filter bubbles has been severely overstated, and results from a broader moral panic about the role of online and social media in society. Our focus on these concepts, and the widespread tendency to blame platforms and their algorithms for political disruptions, obscure far more serious issues pertaining to the rise of populism and hyperpolarisation in democracies. Evaluating the evidence for and against echo chambers and filter bubbles, Bruns offers a persuasive argument for why we should shift our focus to more important problems. This timely book is essential reading for students and scholars, as well as anyone concerned about challenges to public debate and the democratic process.Trade Review‘Flaws in popular conceptions of echo chambers and filter bubbles are exposed by Axel Bruns’s analytical perspective on the actual uses and impact of the Internet in politics, which raises new and even more troubling questions.’William H. Dutton, University of Southern California and University of Oxford ‘This is precisely the wake-up call we need: a book that blows up myths about “filter bubbles” and “echo chambers”, showing how misleading these concepts have become. Bruns offers smarter ways of thinking about the issues and explains the real concerns that need our attention at a critical moment for media, politics, and public life.’Seth C. Lewis, University of OregonTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction: More than a Buzzword? 2 Echo Chambers? Filter Bubbles? What are They? 3 Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles in Action 4 Bursting the Bubble 5 Conclusion: Polarised but not DisconnectedReferencesIndex
£38.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Are Filter Bubbles Real?
Book SynopsisThere has been much concern over the impact of partisan echo chambers and filter bubbles on public debate. Is this concern justified, or is it distracting us from more serious issues? Axel Bruns argues that the influence of echo chambers and filter bubbles has been severely overstated, and results from a broader moral panic about the role of online and social media in society. Our focus on these concepts, and the widespread tendency to blame platforms and their algorithms for political disruptions, obscure far more serious issues pertaining to the rise of populism and hyperpolarisation in democracies. Evaluating the evidence for and against echo chambers and filter bubbles, Bruns offers a persuasive argument for why we should shift our focus to more important problems. This timely book is essential reading for students and scholars, as well as anyone concerned about challenges to public debate and the democratic process.Trade Review‘Flaws in popular conceptions of echo chambers and filter bubbles are exposed by Axel Bruns’s analytical perspective on the actual uses and impact of the Internet in politics, which raises new and even more troubling questions.’William H. Dutton, University of Southern California and University of Oxford ‘This is precisely the wake-up call we need: a book that blows up myths about “filter bubbles” and “echo chambers”, showing how misleading these concepts have become. Bruns offers smarter ways of thinking about the issues and explains the real concerns that need our attention at a critical moment for media, politics, and public life.’Seth C. Lewis, University of OregonTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction: More than a Buzzword? 2 Echo Chambers? Filter Bubbles? What are They? 3 Echo Chambers and Filter Bubbles in Action 4 Bursting the Bubble 5 Conclusion: Polarised but not Disconnected ReferencesIndex
£15.79
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Regulating Platforms
Book SynopsisWe once thought of cyberspace as a borderless world. As the internet has become increasingly platformized, with a small number of technology giants that dominate the global digital economy, concerns about information monopolies, hateful online content, and the impact on media content creators and creative industries have become more marked. Consequently governments, politicians, and civil society are questioning how digital platforms can or should be regulated. In this up-to-the-minute study, Terry Flew engages with important questions surrounding platform regulation. Starting from the premise that governance is an inherent feature of digital platforms, he argues that the challenge is to develop the best frameworks for balancing external regulatory oversight with the internal governance practices of platform companies. The intersection of media policy, information policy, and economic policy is an important element of policy frameworks, as national authorities increasingly seek to engage with the power of global digital platforms. Lively and accessible, Regulating Platforms is a go-to text for students and scholars of media and communication.Trade Review‘Platforms don't make us do things – they shape the ways in which we can do things. Fearing a loss of legitimacy and control, policymakers all over the world jump into action. The question is: what kind of internet will we end up with? Terry Flew carefully considers the road travelled and charts the road ahead.’Mark Deuze, University of Amsterdam, author of Media Life ‘This well-written book, framed by a history of ideas, takes the measure of the current debate on platform power. Its focus on national regulatory responses by states with diverse and sometimes competing political systems captures the moment.’Philip Schlesinger, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of Tables and Figures Chapter One: The End of the Libertarian Internet Chapter Two: The Platformisation of Communications Media Chapter Three: Issues of Concern Chapter Four: Digital Platforms and Communications Policy Chapter Five: Platform Regulation and Governance Chapter Six: The Chinese Internet and the Future of Global Internet Governance Chapter Seven: Platform Power and the Future of Internet Policy Conclusion Notes References Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Regulating Platforms
Book SynopsisWe once thought of cyberspace as a borderless world. As the internet has become increasingly platformized, with a small number of technology giants that dominate the global digital economy, concerns about information monopolies, hateful online content, and the impact on media content creators and creative industries have become more marked. Consequently governments, politicians, and civil society are questioning how digital platforms can or should be regulated. In this up-to-the-minute study, Terry Flew engages with important questions surrounding platform regulation. Starting from the premise that governance is an inherent feature of digital platforms, he argues that the challenge is to develop the best frameworks for balancing external regulatory oversight with the internal governance practices of platform companies. The intersection of media policy, information policy, and economic policy is an important element of policy frameworks, as national authorities increasingly seek to engage with the power of global digital platforms. Lively and accessible, Regulating Platforms is a go-to text for students and scholars of media and communication.Trade Review‘Platforms don't make us do things – they shape the ways in which we can do things. Fearing a loss of legitimacy and control, policymakers all over the world jump into action. The question is: what kind of internet will we end up with? Terry Flew carefully considers the road travelled and charts the road ahead.’Mark Deuze, University of Amsterdam, author of Media Life ‘This well-written book, framed by a history of ideas, takes the measure of the current debate on platform power. Its focus on national regulatory responses by states with diverse and sometimes competing political systems captures the moment.’Philip Schlesinger, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of Tables and Figures Chapter One: The End of the Libertarian Internet Chapter Two: The Platformisation of Communications Media Chapter Three: Issues of Concern Chapter Four: Digital Platforms and Communications Policy Chapter Five: Platform Regulation and Governance Chapter Six: The Chinese Internet and the Future of Global Internet Governance Chapter Seven: Platform Power and the Future of Internet Policy Conclusion Notes References Index
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Media Manifesto
Book SynopsisOur media systems are in crisis. Run by unaccountable corporations and dominated by agendas and algorithms that are shrouded in mystery, these formerly trusted sources of information and entertainment have lost their way. As consumers, we have plenty of choice, but as citizens we have an abundance of misinformation and misrepresentation.In this incisive manifesto, four prominent media scholars and activists put forth a roadmap for radical reform of concentrated media power. They argue that we should put media justice, economic democracy and social equality at the heart of our scholarship and our campaigning.The Media Manifesto delivers a sharp analysis of our communications crisis and a passionate call for urgent change. It provides resources of hope for media reform movements across the globe.Trade Review‘This timely and essential book presents a searing blueprint for democratizing our media. Expertly combining theory and critique with praxis, the book does exactly what a manifesto should do – it provides readers with the necessary analytical tools and culminates with a call to action. Another system is possible, and these brilliant scholar-activists show us the way forward!' Victor Pickard, Annenburg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania ‘Media giants, fake news, data justice. This is the essential guide to what is wrong with today’s media and how to make it right.’ Vincent Mosco, author of The Smart City in a Digital World‘a powerful and imaginative proposition that not only insightfully articulates the complexity of the problem but also makes a start at (re)conceptualising a radical political imaginary. Indeed, this manifesto has not only captured the spirit (or spectre) of change that our age sorely needs but has made a wonderfully inspiring start at materialising it.’Global Policy‘The Media Manifesto is a refreshing text that is not scared of stepping on the toes of powerful media organizations and dominant media theories of our times. ...this book will be of immense value to anyone who shares the authors’ vision for an emancipated society that rests on the principles of justice, liberty and democracy.’European Journal of Communication
£33.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Media Manifesto
Book SynopsisOur media systems are in crisis. Run by unaccountable corporations and dominated by agendas and algorithms that are shrouded in mystery, these formerly trusted sources of information and entertainment have lost their way. As consumers, we have plenty of choice, but as citizens we have an abundance of misinformation and misrepresentation.In this incisive manifesto, four prominent media scholars and activists put forth a roadmap for radical reform of concentrated media power. They argue that we should put media justice, economic democracy and social equality at the heart of our scholarship and our campaigning.The Media Manifesto delivers a sharp analysis of our communications crisis and a passionate call for urgent change. It provides resources of hope for media reform movements across the globe.Trade Review‘This timely and essential book presents a searing blueprint for democratizing our media. Expertly combining theory and critique with praxis, the book does exactly what a manifesto should do – it provides readers with the necessary analytical tools and culminates with a call to action. Another system is possible, and these brilliant scholar-activists show us the way forward!' Victor Pickard, Annenburg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania ‘Media giants, fake news, data justice. This is the essential guide to what is wrong with today’s media and how to make it right.’ Vincent Mosco, author of The Smart City in a Digital World‘a powerful and imaginative proposition that not only insightfully articulates the complexity of the problem but also makes a start at (re)conceptualising a radical political imaginary. Indeed, this manifesto has not only captured the spirit (or spectre) of change that our age sorely needs but has made a wonderfully inspiring start at materialising it.’Global Policy‘The Media Manifesto is a refreshing text that is not scared of stepping on the toes of powerful media organizations and dominant media theories of our times. ...this book will be of immense value to anyone who shares the authors’ vision for an emancipated society that rests on the principles of justice, liberty and democracy.’European Journal of Communication
£11.77
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Participatory Culture: Interviews
Book SynopsisSince 2006, Henry Jenkins's Confessions of an Aca-Fan blog has hosted interviews in which academics, activists, and artists have shared their views on the changing media landscape. For the first time, Jenkins – often called “the Marshall McLuhan for the twenty-first century” – compiles some of these interviews to highlight his recurring interests in popular culture and social change. Structured around three core concepts – culture, learning, politics – and designed as a companion to Participatory Culture in a Networked Era, this book broadens the conversation to incorporate diverse thinkers such as David Gauntlett, Ethan Zuckerman, Sonia Livingstone, S. Craig Watkins, James Paul Gee, Antero Garcia, Stephen Duncombe, Cathy J. Cohen, Lina Srivastava, Jonathan McIntosh, and William Uricchio. With an introduction from Jenkins and reflections from each interviewee, this volume speaks to a sense of crisis as contemporary culture has failed to fully achieve the democratic potentials once anticipated as a consequence of the participatory turn. This book is ideal for students and scholars of digital media, popular culture, education, and politics, as well as general readers with an interest in the topic.Trade Review“Henry Jenkins collects here, for a dark political time, some engaging conversations with leading scholars around one core issue: the transformative social potential of culture when it operates in a participatory mode. The result is open, richly contextual, and genuinely exhilarating.”Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science “Participatory Culture contains a multiplicity of voices that each uniquely expresses support for democracy, empowerment, respect, and empathy. With this book, Henry Jenkins has generously created a transdisciplinary meeting place, which will offer novel ideas to each reader.”Nico Carpentier, Charles University in PragueTable of ContentsIntroduction: Between Blog and Book Part I: Participatory Culture 1 Introduction 2 How Slapshot Inspired a Cultural Revolution: The Wu Ming Foundation (2006) 3 Studying Creativity in the Age of Web 2.0: David Gauntlett (2011) 4 Digital Cosmopolitans: Ethan Zuckerman (2014) Part II: Participatory Learning 5 Introduction 6 “Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out”: The Digital Youth Project (2008) 7 Risks, Rights, and Responsibilities in the Digital Age: Sonia Livingstone (2009) 8 Is Facebook a Gated Community?: S. Craig Watkins (2009) 9 How Learners Can Be on Top of Their Game: James Paul Gee (2011) 10 Teens, Teachers and Mobile Tech: Antero Garcia (2017) Part III: Participatory Politics 11 Introduction 12 Manufacturing Dissent: Stephen Duncombe (2007) 13 The Political Lives of Black Youth: Cathy Cohen (2011) 14 Transmedia Activism: Lina Srivastava (2016) 15 Remixing Gender Through Popular Media: Jonathan McIntosh (2017) 16 Charting Documentary’s Futures: William Uricchio (2016) Notes Index
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Participatory Culture: Interviews
Book SynopsisSince 2006, Henry Jenkins's Confessions of an Aca-Fan blog has hosted interviews in which academics, activists, and artists have shared their views on the changing media landscape. For the first time, Jenkins – often called “the Marshall McLuhan for the twenty-first century” – compiles some of these interviews to highlight his recurring interests in popular culture and social change. Structured around three core concepts – culture, learning, politics – and designed as a companion to Participatory Culture in a Networked Era, this book broadens the conversation to incorporate diverse thinkers such as David Gauntlett, Ethan Zuckerman, Sonia Livingstone, S. Craig Watkins, James Paul Gee, Antero Garcia, Stephen Duncombe, Cathy J. Cohen, Lina Srivastava, Jonathan McIntosh, and William Uricchio. With an introduction from Jenkins and reflections from each interviewee, this volume speaks to a sense of crisis as contemporary culture has failed to fully achieve the democratic potentials once anticipated as a consequence of the participatory turn. This book is ideal for students and scholars of digital media, popular culture, education, and politics, as well as general readers with an interest in the topic.Trade Review“Henry Jenkins collects here, for a dark political time, some engaging conversations with leading scholars around one core issue: the transformative social potential of culture when it operates in a participatory mode. The result is open, richly contextual, and genuinely exhilarating.”Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science “Participatory Culture contains a multiplicity of voices that each uniquely expresses support for democracy, empowerment, respect, and empathy. With this book, Henry Jenkins has generously created a transdisciplinary meeting place, which will offer novel ideas to each reader.”Nico Carpentier, Charles University in PragueTable of ContentsIntroduction: Between Blog and Book Part I: Participatory Culture 1 Introduction 2 How Slapshot Inspired a Cultural Revolution: The Wu Ming Foundation (2006) 3 Studying Creativity in the Age of Web 2.0: David Gauntlett (2011) 4 Digital Cosmopolitans: Ethan Zuckerman (2014) Part II: Participatory Learning 5 Introduction 6 “Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out”: The Digital Youth Project (2008) 7 Risks, Rights, and Responsibilities in the Digital Age: Sonia Livingstone (2009) 8 Is Facebook a Gated Community?: S. Craig Watkins (2009) 9 How Learners Can Be on Top of Their Game: James Paul Gee (2011) 10 Teens, Teachers and Mobile Tech: Antero Garcia (2017) Part III: Participatory Politics 11 Introduction 12 Manufacturing Dissent: Stephen Duncombe (2007) 13 The Political Lives of Black Youth: Cathy Cohen (2011) 14 Transmedia Activism: Lina Srivastava (2016) 15 Remixing Gender Through Popular Media: Jonathan McIntosh (2017) 16 Charting Documentary’s Futures: William Uricchio (2016) Notes Index
£16.14
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Apps: From Mobile Phones to Digital Lives
Book SynopsisSince the rise of the smartphone, apps have become entrenched in billions of users' daily lives. Accessible across phones and tablets, watches and wearables, connected cars, sensors, and cities, they are an inescapable feature of our current culture. In this book, Gerard Goggin provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the development of apps as a digital media technology. Covering the technological, social, cultural, and policy dynamics of apps, Goggin ultimately considers what a post-app world might look like. He argues that apps represent a pivowtal moment in the development of digital media, acting as a hinge between the visions and realities of the “mobile,” “cyber,” and “online” societies envisaged since the late 1980s and the imaginaries and materialities of the digital societies that emerged from 2010. Apps offer frames, construct tools, and constitute “small worlds” for users to reorient themselves in digital media settings. This fascinating book will reframe the conversation about the software that underwrites our digital worlds. It is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as for anyone interested in this ubiquitous technology.Trade Review“Apps is the definitive book for anyone who wants to know about mobile apps. International expert Goggin guides us through the complex and contested histories and evolutions of mobile apps. This is the first book to take seriously the role of mobile apps across social, cultural, economic, and political terrain by providing a systematic overview of mobile apps as interwoven in the many facets of our lives.”Larissa Hjorth, RMIT University “We all use apps, but what are they? In this technologically expert, economically smart overview, Gerard Goggin, a leading global expert on mobile phones, offers a timely assessment of the creative, social, and extractive work that apps do while we use them.”Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science“Apps offers a broad view of apps as tools, communication media, and social laboratories, giving enough historical context to help readers understand how apps developed out of and fit into the context of other information communication technologies. This book would serve as a useful starting point for students, scholars, and members of the general public (presumably app users) interested in studying apps and looking for a map of the general landscape of the field of study.”International Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations List of Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. What’s an App? 3. App Economy 4. App Media 5. Social Laboratories of Apps 6. After Apps References Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Apps: From Mobile Phones to Digital Lives
Book SynopsisSince the rise of the smartphone, apps have become entrenched in billions of users' daily lives. Accessible across phones and tablets, watches and wearables, connected cars, sensors, and cities, they are an inescapable feature of our current culture. In this book, Gerard Goggin provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the development of apps as a digital media technology. Covering the technological, social, cultural, and policy dynamics of apps, Goggin ultimately considers what a post-app world might look like. He argues that apps represent a pivowtal moment in the development of digital media, acting as a hinge between the visions and realities of the “mobile,” “cyber,” and “online” societies envisaged since the late 1980s and the imaginaries and materialities of the digital societies that emerged from 2010. Apps offer frames, construct tools, and constitute “small worlds” for users to reorient themselves in digital media settings. This fascinating book will reframe the conversation about the software that underwrites our digital worlds. It is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as for anyone interested in this ubiquitous technology.Trade Review“Apps is the definitive book for anyone who wants to know about mobile apps. International expert Goggin guides us through the complex and contested histories and evolutions of mobile apps. This is the first book to take seriously the role of mobile apps across social, cultural, economic, and political terrain by providing a systematic overview of mobile apps as interwoven in the many facets of our lives.”Larissa Hjorth, RMIT University “We all use apps, but what are they? In this technologically expert, economically smart overview, Gerard Goggin, a leading global expert on mobile phones, offers a timely assessment of the creative, social, and extractive work that apps do while we use them.”Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science“Apps offers a broad view of apps as tools, communication media, and social laboratories, giving enough historical context to help readers understand how apps developed out of and fit into the context of other information communication technologies. This book would serve as a useful starting point for students, scholars, and members of the general public (presumably app users) interested in studying apps and looking for a map of the general landscape of the field of study.”International Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations List of Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. What’s an App? 3. App Economy 4. App Media 5. Social Laboratories of Apps 6. After Apps References Index
£15.19
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Communicating the Future: Solutions for
Book SynopsisWe are facing an unprecedented environmental crisis. How can we communicate and act more effectively to make the political and economic changes required to survive and even thrive within the life-support capacities of our planet? This is the question at the heart of W. Lance Bennett’s much-anticipated book. Bennett challenges readers to consider how best to approach the environmental crisis by changing how we think about the relationships between environment, economy, and democracy. He introduces a framework that citizens, practitioners, and scholars can use to evaluate common but unproductive communication that blocks thinking about change; develop more effective ways to define and approach problems; and design communication processes to engage diverse publics and organizations in developing understandings, goals, and political strategies. Until advocates develop economic programs with built-in environmental solutions, they will continue to lose policy fights. Putting “intersectional” communication into action requires acknowledging that communication is not only an exchange of messages, but an organizational process. Communicating the Future is important reading for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as general readers concerned about the environmental crisis.Trade Review"Communicating the Future asks big questions and offers big ideas alongside a synthesis of insights from digital media research, political communication, and social movement studies to fight fragmentation in how we respond to and analyze the existential threat posed by the global climate emergency."—Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, University of Oxford "Lance Bennett provides a compelling, provocative vision for constructing a new social reality. This important book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of communication, networks, organization, and social change and provides a thought-provoking, hopeful, and practical guide for creating a more viable future."—Cynthia Stohl, University of California, Santa Barbara "With Communicating the Future: Solutions for Environment, Economy, and Democracy, W. Lance Bennett has written a compact, accessible, and useful book that compliments—in both substance and tone—influential works such as Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything, Bill McKibbon's The End of Nature, and Naomi Oreskes's Merchants of Doubt."—The International Journal of Communication "Communicating the Future is an original work of simply outstanding scholarship—making it critically important reading for students, scholars, and practitioners of media and communication, as well as political activists and non-specialist readers concerned about dealing with the environmental crisis."—Midwest Book Review
£42.75
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Communicating the Future: Solutions for
Book SynopsisWe are facing an unprecedented environmental crisis. How can we communicate and act more effectively to make the political and economic changes required to survive and even thrive within the life-support capacities of our planet? This is the question at the heart of W. Lance Bennett’s much-anticipated book. Bennett challenges readers to consider how best to approach the environmental crisis by changing how we think about the relationships between environment, economy, and democracy. He introduces a framework that citizens, practitioners, and scholars can use to evaluate common but unproductive communication that blocks thinking about change; develop more effective ways to define and approach problems; and design communication processes to engage diverse publics and organizations in developing understandings, goals, and political strategies. Until advocates develop economic programs with built-in environmental solutions, they will continue to lose policy fights. Putting “intersectional” communication into action requires acknowledging that communication is not only an exchange of messages, but an organizational process. Communicating the Future is important reading for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as general readers concerned about the environmental crisis.Trade Review"Communicating the Future asks big questions and offers big ideas alongside a synthesis of insights from digital media research, political communication, and social movement studies to fight fragmentation in how we respond to and analyze the existential threat posed by the global climate emergency."—Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, University of Oxford "Lance Bennett provides a compelling, provocative vision for constructing a new social reality. This important book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of communication, networks, organization, and social change and provides a thought-provoking, hopeful, and practical guide for creating a more viable future."—Cynthia Stohl, University of California, Santa Barbara "With Communicating the Future: Solutions for Environment, Economy, and Democracy, W. Lance Bennett has written a compact, accessible, and useful book that compliments—in both substance and tone—influential works such as Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything, Bill McKibbon's The End of Nature, and Naomi Oreskes's Merchants of Doubt."—The International Journal of Communication "Communicating the Future is an original work of simply outstanding scholarship—making it critically important reading for students, scholars, and practitioners of media and communication, as well as political activists and non-specialist readers concerned about dealing with the environmental crisis."—Midwest Book Review
£14.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Digital Life
Book SynopsisConventional wisdom suggests that the pervasiveness of digital media into our everyday lives is undermining cherished notions of politics and ethics. Is this concern unfounded?In this daring new book, Tim Markham argues that what it means to live ethically and politically is realized through, not in spite of, the everyday experience of digital life. Drawing on a wide range of philosophers from Hegel and Heidegger to Levinas and Butler, he investigates what is really at stake amid the constant distractions of our media-saturated world, the way we present ourselves to that world through social media, and the relentless march of data into every aspect of our lives.A provocation to think differently about digital media and what it is doing to us, Digital Life offers timely insights into distraction and compassion fatigue, privacy and surveillance, identity and solidarity. It is essential reading for scholars and advanced students of media and communication.Trade Review“With this remarkable new book, Tim Markham will be recognised as one of the key theorists of digital media use in everyday living. His phenomenological approach is distinctive and his arguments make an original and valuable contribution to current debates in media studies.”Shaun Moores, University of Sunderland“Tim Markham’s Digital Life is a powerful and bold statement that our everyday interactions with and through media are ethically and politically meaningful. Erudite, wide-ranging and profound, it offers nothing less than a re-energized philosophy of human life in a media-saturated world.”Paul Frosh, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem“[Markham’s] call on us to find ethics and politics within (and not outside of) the digital is inspiring... [the book] significantly contributes to defining the significance of media studies to contemporary concerns about what it means to live meaningfully and ethically in a ‘superconnected’ world.”European Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsTable of contents:1 Introduction 2 The Care Deficit 3 The Affordances of Affect 4 Data, Surveillance and Apathy 5 Everyday Stakes of Being 6 Experience and Identity 7 Everyday Lives of Digital Infrastructures 8 Selfing in a Digital World Notes References Index
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Digital Life
Book SynopsisConventional wisdom suggests that the pervasiveness of digital media into our everyday lives is undermining cherished notions of politics and ethics. Is this concern unfounded?In this daring new book, Tim Markham argues that what it means to live ethically and politically is realized through, not in spite of, the everyday experience of digital life. Drawing on a wide range of philosophers from Hegel and Heidegger to Levinas and Butler, he investigates what is really at stake amid the constant distractions of our media-saturated world, the way we present ourselves to that world through social media, and the relentless march of data into every aspect of our lives.A provocation to think differently about digital media and what it is doing to us, Digital Life offers timely insights into distraction and compassion fatigue, privacy and surveillance, identity and solidarity. It is essential reading for scholars and advanced students of media and communication.Trade Review“With this remarkable new book, Tim Markham will be recognised as one of the key theorists of digital media use in everyday living. His phenomenological approach is distinctive and his arguments make an original and valuable contribution to current debates in media studies.” Shaun Moores, University of Sunderland “Tim Markham’s Digital Life is a powerful and bold statement that our everyday interactions with and through media are ethically and politically meaningful. Erudite, wide-ranging and profound, it offers nothing less than a re-energized philosophy of human life in a media-saturated world.”Paul Frosh, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem“[Markham’s] call on us to find ethics and politics within (and not outside of) the digital is inspiring... [the book] significantly contributes to defining the significance of media studies to contemporary concerns about what it means to live meaningfully and ethically in a ‘superconnected’ world.”European Journal of Communication
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Tumblr
Book SynopsisLaunched in 2007, tumblr became a safe haven for LGBT youth, social justice movements, and a counseling station for mental health issues. For a decade, this micro-blogging platform had more users than either Twitter or Snapchat, but it remained an obscure subculture for nonusers. Katrin Tiidenberg, Natalie Ann Hendry, and Crystal Abidin offer the first systematic guide to tumblr and its crucial role in shaping internet culture. Drawing on a decade of qualitative data, they trace the prominent social media practices of creativity, curation, and community-making, and reveal tumblr’s cultlike appeal and position in the social media ecosystem. The book demonstrates how diverse cultures can – in felt and imagined silos - coexist on a single platform and how destructive recent trends in platform governance are. The concept of “silosociality” is introduced to critically re-think social media, interrogate what kinds of sociality it affords, and what (unintended) consequences arise. This book is an essential resource for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as anyone interested in an influential but overlooked platform.Trade Review“The book absolutely delivers on this premise, serving as an excellent primer for the uninitiated, while carrying out a useful analysis of its sociotechnical features that allows one to position tumblr within its historic role in the social media platforms landscape alongside the more popular Facebook and Twitter. … Through flowing writing, humorous anecdotes, and extensive signposting, the authors constantly unpack yet another aspect of the platform, often grounding it in specific spaces and/or periods, yet without losing sense of the broader picture. … It is a timely, interesting, and profoundly enjoyable volume on an object which is oft overlooked in platform and social media research yet has great bearings on both fields.”Internet HistoriesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Prologue Introduction: tumblr, with a small t 1: tumblr structure 2: tumblr sociality 3. Fame 4. Fandom 5: Social justice 6. NSFW 7: Mental health Conclusion: ‘beautiful hellsite’ References Notes Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Semantic Media: Mapping Meaning on the Internet
Book SynopsisMedia technologies now provide facts, answers, and “knowledge” to people – search engines, apps, and virtual assistants increasingly articulate responses rather than direct people to other sources. Semantic Media is about this emerging era of meaning-making technologies. Companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft organize information in new media products that seek to “intuitively” grasp what people want to know and the actions they want to take. This book describes some of the insidious technological practices through which organizations achieve this while addressing the changing contexts of internet searches, and examines the social and political consequences of what happens when large companies become primary sources of information. Written in an accessible style, Semantic Media will be of interest to students and scholars in media, science and technology, communication, and internet studies, as well as professionals wanting to learn more about the changing dynamics of contemporary data practices.Trade Review“Semantic Media is an exceptional primer on the meaning-making power big tech exerts through the seemingly innocuous technologies of online search and personal assistants. Iliadis deftly demonstrates how efforts to deliver information to the consumer have far-reaching cultural consequences. A must-read for scholars and students seeking to address contemporary challenges in information and technology.”Andrea L. Guzman, Northern Illinois University“Iliadis provides a broad introduction to semantic approaches and why they matter, as well as strong theoretical connections and illustrations of their practical application. Anyone interested in how knowledge is constructed and shared in a networked society will find the book enlightening and generative.”Alexander Halavais, Arizona State UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. A History of Semantics 2. Knowledge Graphs 3. One Schema to Rule them All 4. The Wiki Wrangler 5. “An Ontology-Driven Application for the Masses” Conclusion Notes References Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Journalism Manifesto
Book SynopsisDrawing on the collaborative expertise of three senior scholars, The Journalism Manifesto makes a powerful case for why journalism has become outdated and why it is in need of a long-overdue transformation. Focusing on the relevance of elites, norms and audiences, Zelizer, Boczkowski and Anderson reveal how these previously integral components of journalism have become outdated: Elites, the sources from which journalists draw much of their information and around whom they orient their coverage, have become dysfunctional; The relevance of norms, the cues by which journalists do newswork, has eroded so fundamentally that journalists are repeatedly entrenching themselves as negligible and out of sync; and because audiences have shattered beyond recognition, the correspondence between what journalists think of as news and what audiences care about can no longer be assumed. This authoritative manifesto argues that journalism has become decoupled from the dynamics of everyday life in contemporary society and outlines pathways for fixing this essential institution of democracy. It is a must-read for students, scholars and activists in the fields of journalism, media, policy, and political communication.Trade Review“The Journalism Manifesto is a short, yet powerful journey. In only five chapters and 122 pages, Zelizer, Boczkowski, and Anderson provide a tour de force that should give journalism studies scholars and audiences the grace to pause. Have we been doing our best to seek equitable and inclusive futures? Have we responded to the elites, norms, and audiences of journalism with a keen eye and attention toward social justice? What role should those marginalized for decades (and centuries) play in a new journalism? Can we burn the institutional box journalism resides within and from its ashes, like a phoenix, establish something new? The authors tackle these questions with such tremendous intellect and accessibility. And because of that, and so much more, this book belongs on bookshelves and to be taught in classrooms.”Journal of Communication InquiryTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Journalism in the Imagination and on the Ground Chapter 2. Elites Chapter 3. Norms Chapter 4. Audiences Chapter 5. Reform or Revolution? References
£33.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Journalism Manifesto
Book SynopsisDrawing on the collaborative expertise of three senior scholars, The Journalism Manifesto makes a powerful case for why journalism has become outdated and why it is in need of a long-overdue transformation. Focusing on the relevance of elites, norms and audiences, Zelizer, Boczkowski and Anderson reveal how these previously integral components of journalism have become outdated: Elites, the sources from which journalists draw much of their information and around whom they orient their coverage, have become dysfunctional; The relevance of norms, the cues by which journalists do newswork, has eroded so fundamentally that journalists are repeatedly entrenching themselves as negligible and out of sync; and because audiences have shattered beyond recognition, the correspondence between what journalists think of as news and what audiences care about can no longer be assumed. This authoritative manifesto argues that journalism has become decoupled from the dynamics of everyday life in contemporary society and outlines pathways for fixing this essential institution of democracy. It is a must-read for students, scholars and activists in the fields of journalism, media, policy, and political communication.Trade Review“The Journalism Manifesto is a short, yet powerful journey. In only five chapters and 122 pages, Zelizer, Boczkowski, and Anderson provide a tour de force that should give journalism studies scholars and audiences the grace to pause. Have we been doing our best to seek equitable and inclusive futures? Have we responded to the elites, norms, and audiences of journalism with a keen eye and attention toward social justice? What role should those marginalized for decades (and centuries) play in a new journalism? Can we burn the institutional box journalism resides within and from its ashes, like a phoenix, establish something new? The authors tackle these questions with such tremendous intellect and accessibility. And because of that, and so much more, this book belongs on bookshelves and to be taught in classrooms.”Journal of Communication InquiryTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Journalism in the Imagination and on the Ground Chapter 2. Elites Chapter 3. Norms Chapter 4. Audiences Chapter 5. Reform or Revolution? References
£11.77
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Bots
Book SynopsisBots – automated software applications programmed to perform tasks online – have become a feature of our everyday lives, from helping us navigate online systems to assisting us with online shopping. Yet, despite enabling internet users, bots are increasingly associated with disinformation and concerning political intervention. In this ground-breaking book, Monaco and Woolley offer the first comprehensive overview of the history of bots, tracing their varied applications throughout the past sixty years and bringing to light the astounding influence these computer programs have had on how humans understand reality, communicate with each other, and wield power. Drawing upon the authors' decade of experience in the field, this book examines the role bots play in politics, social life, business, and artificial intelligence. Despite bots being a fundamental part of the web since the early 1990s, the authors reveal how the socially oriented ones continue to play an integral role in online communication globally, especially as our daily lives become increasingly automated. This timely book is essential reading for students and scholars in Media and Communication Studies, Sociology, Politics, and Computer Science, as well as general readers with an interest in technology and public affairs.Trade Review“A cogent and even-handed overview of automated software agents and how they act as extensions of human intention.”Allison Parrish, Poet, Bot Maker, and Assistant Arts Professor at New York University “Bots is a readable, accessible yet scholarly informed survey of the roles bots played, are playing, and might play in the future of the internet and digital devices. A useful reference for many students and scholars, and an engaging read for the wider public curious about bots.”Sergey Sanovich, Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University “This book is useful to readers interested in social media, artificial intelligence, and the coevolution of bots and the World Wide Web. … [it] is an invaluable resource for scholars that culls two decades of contemporary bot research that will become an important benchmark for LLM-fueled bots in the decade ahead.”International Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations 1: What is a Bot? 2: Bots and Social Life 3: Bots and Political Life 4: Bots and Commerce 5: Bots and Artificial Intelligence 6: Theorizing the Bot Conclusion: The Future of Bots Notes Bibliography Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Controversy Mapping: A Field Guide
Book SynopsisAs disputes concerning the environment, the economy, and pandemics occupy public debate, we need to learn to navigate matters of public concern when facts are in doubt and expertise is contested. Controversy Mapping is the first book to introduce readers to the observation and representation of contested issues on digital media. Drawing on actor-network theory and digital methods, Venturini and Munk outline the conceptual underpinnings and the many tools and techniques of controversy mapping. They review its history in science and technology studies, discuss its methodological potential, and unfold its political implications. Through a range of cases and examples, they demonstrate how to chart actors and issues using digital fieldwork and computational techniques. A preface by Richard Rogers and an interview with Bruno Latour are also included. A crucial field guide and hands-on companion for the digital age, Controversy Mapping is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of media and communication, as well as activists, journalists, citizens, and decision makers.Trade Review“Controversy Mapping shows how we can use social research to bring controversies back to the surface of knowledge and public life, and how it can help to recover the power of controversy to transform what's possible. The book provides everything you need – the ideas, examples, and techniques – to start doing controversy analysis.”Noortje Marres, University of Warwick “Venturini and Munk have produced a significant book that traces the genealogy of controversy mapping back to its origins in actor-network theory to its incarnations in digital methods. Through a lucid and engaging narrative and series of visualizations, they provide a comprehensive ‘field guide’ to the major figures, theories, concepts, and methods that make up the practices of controversy mapping.”Evelyn Ruppert, Goldsmiths, University of LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface: The politics of association on display (by Richard Rogers) Introduction FEATURES OF CONTROVERSIAL LANDSCAPES 1. Why map controversies? 2. A proliferation of issues 3. Making room for more actors TOOLS OF SOCIAL CARTOGRAPHY 4. Exploring controversies as actor-networks 5. Exploring controversies with digital methods 6. Collecting and curating digital records 7. Visual network analysis POLITICS OF MAPMAKING 8. Representing controversies 9. Mapmaking as a form of intervention Controversy mapping in the shadow of Gaia A conversation with Bruno Latour References Index
£52.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Mediated Death
Book SynopsisHow do the dead live among us today? Approaching death from the perspective of media and communication studies, anthropology, and sociology, this book explains how the all-encompassing presence of mediated death profoundly transforms contemporary society. It explores rituals of mourning and the livestreaming of death in hybrid media, as well as contemporary media-driven practices of immortalization. Sumiala draws on examples ranging from the iconic deaths of Margaret Thatcher and David Bowie to those of ordinary people ritualized on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. In addition, this book examines digital mourning of global events including the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the Coronavirus pandemic. Mediated Death is a must-read for scholars and students of communication studies, as well as general readers interested in exploring the meaning of mediated death in contemporary society.Trade Review‘Mediated Death resolves the fundamental question of why and how we ritualize death. Lucid, thoughtful, and filled with insightful examples, it lays out the rich connections linking mediated death and social life, etching new contours that undergird their symbiotic relationship.’Barbie Zelizer, University of Pennsylvania ‘Johanna Sumiala has written a wonderful book. A book that, by exploring the dilemmas of mortality as we experience them in and through our hybrid environments of mediation, offers us more than an eloquent treatise of mediated death. It gifts us with a profound reflection on the new rituals of loss, mourning, and community in 21st-century modernity.’Lilie Chouliaraki, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsPreface 1 Mediating Death 2 A Brief History of an Idea 3 The Event of Death 4 Rethinking Mourning Rituals 5 Ritual Contestations 6 Rituals Connect and Separate 7 The Quest for Post-Mortality Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Mediated Death
Book SynopsisHow do the dead live among us today? Approaching death from the perspective of media and communication studies, anthropology, and sociology, this book explains how the all-encompassing presence of mediated death profoundly transforms contemporary society. It explores rituals of mourning and the livestreaming of death in hybrid media, as well as contemporary media-driven practices of immortalization. Sumiala draws on examples ranging from the iconic deaths of Margaret Thatcher and David Bowie to those of ordinary people ritualized on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. In addition, this book examines digital mourning of global events including the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the Coronavirus pandemic. Mediated Death is a must-read for scholars and students of communication studies, as well as general readers interested in exploring the meaning of mediated death in contemporary society.Trade Review‘Mediated Death resolves the fundamental question of why and how we ritualize death. Lucid, thoughtful, and filled with insightful examples, it lays out the rich connections linking mediated death and social life, etching new contours that undergird their symbiotic relationship.’Barbie Zelizer, University of Pennsylvania ‘Johanna Sumiala has written a wonderful book. A book that, by exploring the dilemmas of mortality as we experience them in and through our hybrid environments of mediation, offers us more than an eloquent treatise of mediated death. It gifts us with a profound reflection on the new rituals of loss, mourning, and community in 21st-century modernity.’Lilie Chouliaraki, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsPreface1 Mediating Death2 A Brief History of an Idea 3 The Event of Death4 Rethinking Mourning Rituals 5 Ritual Contestations6 Rituals Connect and Separate 7 The Quest for Post-MortalityBibliographyIndex
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Media Freedom
Book SynopsisThe contentious role of social media in recent elections and referendums has brought to the fore once again the fundamental question of media freedom and the extent to which, and the way in which, the media should be regulated in a modern democratic society. This book surveys the history of media in the US, the UK and Europe in order to develop a new theory of media freedom that is capable of resolving current controversies about how best to regulate the media, including the internet and social media. Tambini argues that democratic regulation of the media must build upon – and learn from – the long history of accommodation between the press, broadcasting, the state and corporate power. By attending to this history, we can see that media freedom is not absolute but rather conditional, taking the form of a social contract of privileges and connected duties. Tambini develops this social contract account of media freedom and applies it to different media sectors, from the press and broadcasting to the internet and social media. Above all, he argues for a renewed role for international human rights law standards in media governance, and an end to American exceptionalism. Written for students, scholars, policymakers and media professionals, this wide-ranging book will be of interest to everyone concerned about the role of the media in our societies and about the health of our democracies.Trade Review“The battles over media freedom are as crucial now as at any point in the past 300 years. This is a comprehensive and compelling guide to the arguments we need to have by one of the most thoughtful scholars in the field... it’s a terrific book.”Alan Rusbridger: Editor of the Guardian 1995-2015; Member: Facebook Oversight Board, Chair: Reuters Journalism Programme, Oxford University “Damian Tambini has provided us with a set of essential democratic theories and analytical tools to confront the structural crises afflicting our media institutions today. Vividly argued and beautifully written, this book is packed with key insights, inspiring readers with the precious knowledge that building a better media system is not only possible, it's within our reach.”Victor Pickard, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania “This is a very well-researched, inspiring, thought-provoking and well-written work. … Tambini makes an original contribution to media law theory, thus establishing himself on a par with the great theoreticians of free speech and media freedom. Legal researchers and practitioners will benefit hugely from this fresh perspective informed by empirical, historical and political research.”Journal of Media Law“I thoroughly appreciated reading the book as it provides valuable guidance of how current and future policy approaches should look like to facilitate a free and independent media in the digital age.”Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly“Tambini offers a new conceptual baseline for future scholarly work, while also introducing a wider audience to the overarching idea of media freedom. With so many debates around the role and function of the media in a platformized environment currently unresolved, the intervention could not come at a better time.”Journal of Digital Media & Policy“As someone with an impressive track record writing at the intersection of politics and law on freedom of political expression, [Tambini] is ideally placed to offer an intelligent and intelligible view on how all forms of media should be regulated in a mature democratic society so as to protect our shared interest in good governance through informed public decision-making. His ideas are powerful…”SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Media freedom; unresolved tensions Chapter 2 Constructing press freedom Chapter 3 Broadcasting Freedom Chapter 4 “Internet Freedom” Chapter 5 A Theory of Media Freedom Chapter 6 The New Social Contract
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Media Freedom
Book SynopsisThe contentious role of social media in recent elections and referendums has brought to the fore once again the fundamental question of media freedom and the extent to which, and the way in which, the media should be regulated in a modern democratic society. This book surveys the history of media in the US, the UK and Europe in order to develop a new theory of media freedom that is capable of resolving current controversies about how best to regulate the media, including the internet and social media. Tambini argues that democratic regulation of the media must build upon – and learn from – the long history of accommodation between the press, broadcasting, the state and corporate power. By attending to this history, we can see that media freedom is not absolute but rather conditional, taking the form of a social contract of privileges and connected duties. Tambini develops this social contract account of media freedom and applies it to different media sectors, from the press and broadcasting to the internet and social media. Above all, he argues for a renewed role for international human rights law standards in media governance, and an end to American exceptionalism. Written for students, scholars, policymakers and media professionals, this wide-ranging book will be of interest to everyone concerned about the role of the media in our societies and about the health of our democracies.Trade Review“The battles over media freedom are as crucial now as at any point in the past 300 years. This is a comprehensive and compelling guide to the arguments we need to have by one of the most thoughtful scholars in the field... it’s a terrific book.”Alan Rusbridger: Editor of the Guardian 1995-2015; Member: Facebook Oversight Board, Chair: Reuters Journalism Programme, Oxford University “Damian Tambini has provided us with a set of essential democratic theories and analytical tools to confront the structural crises afflicting our media institutions today. Vividly argued and beautifully written, this book is packed with key insights, inspiring readers with the precious knowledge that building a better media system is not only possible, it's within our reach.”Victor Pickard, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania “This is a very well-researched, inspiring, thought-provoking and well-written work. … Tambini makes an original contribution to media law theory, thus establishing himself on a par with the great theoreticians of free speech and media freedom. Legal researchers and practitioners will benefit hugely from this fresh perspective informed by empirical, historical and political research.”Journal of Media Law“I thoroughly appreciated reading the book as it provides valuable guidance of how current and future policy approaches should look like to facilitate a free and independent media in the digital age.”Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly“Tambini offers a new conceptual baseline for future scholarly work, while also introducing a wider audience to the overarching idea of media freedom. With so many debates around the role and function of the media in a platformized environment currently unresolved, the intervention could not come at a better time.”Journal of Digital Media & Policy“As someone with an impressive track record writing at the intersection of politics and law on freedom of political expression, [Tambini] is ideally placed to offer an intelligent and intelligible view on how all forms of media should be regulated in a mature democratic society so as to protect our shared interest in good governance through informed public decision-making. His ideas are powerful…”SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 Media freedom; unresolved tensionsChapter 2 Constructing press freedomChapter 3 Broadcasting FreedomChapter 4 “Internet Freedom”Chapter 5 A Theory of Media FreedomChapter 6 The New Social Contract
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Machine Vision: How Algorithms are Changing the
Book SynopsisHumans have used technology to expand our limited vision for millennia, from the invention of the stone mirror 8,000 years ago to the latest developments in facial recognition and augmented reality. We imagine that technologies will allow us to see more, to see differently and even to see everything. But each of these new ways of seeing carries its own blind spots. In this illuminating book, Jill Walker Rettberg examines the long history of machine vision. Providing an overview of the historical and contemporary uses of machine vision, she unpacks how technologies such as smart surveillance cameras and TikTok filters are changing the way we see the world and one another. By analysing fictional and real-world examples, including art, video games and science fiction, the book shows how machine vision can have very different cultural impacts, fostering both sympathy and community as well as anxiety and fear. Combining ethnographic and critical media studies approaches alongside personal reflections, Machine Vision is an engaging and eye-opening read. It is suitable for students and scholars of digital media studies, science and technology studies, visual studies, digital art and science fiction, as well as for general readers interested in the impact of new technologies on society.Trade Review"If you want to understand how machine vision is woven into our lives, from how we perceive the world to how we see ourselves, start here."—Kate Crawford, author of Atlas of AI "This accessibly written book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the many ways humans have extended their visual perception beyond their embodied capacities. It carefully considers both the promises of machine vision technologies and their more frightening and destructive potential. A refreshing contribution to our understanding of the entangled, evolving relationship between vision and technology."—Kelly Gates, University of California San Diego "The nature of the influence exerted by machine vision on society as a whole will be all the more fruitfully considered and discussed with the help of [Rettberg's] book, which is written in clear and accessible language."—c't, Magazin für ComputertechnikTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Seeing More: Histories of Augmenting Human Vision Chapter 2: Seeing Differently: Exploring Nonhuman Vision Chapter 3: Seeing everything: surveillance and the desire for objectivity and security Chapter 4: Being seen: The Algorithmic Gaze Chapter 5: Seeing Less: The Blind Spots of Machine Vision Conclusion: Hope Notes References
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Youth on Screen: Representing Young People in
Book SynopsisRight from the origins of cinema, countless films and television dramas have offered sensational and seductive representations of young people's lives. Youth is typically associated with energy, idealism and physical beauty, but it is often represented as both troubled and troubling. These representations are almost always created by adults, implicitly reflecting an adult perspective on how young people 'come of age'. Youth on Screen provides a historical account of representations of youth in Britain and the United States, stretching back over seventy years. From Blackboard Jungle to This is England, and from Jailhouse Rock to Skins, it covers a range of classics, as well as some intriguing obscurities. Engagingly written and clearly organized, it offers a perfect introduction for students and general readers.Trade Review"Offering insightful readings of both classic and less known films and TV series, Youth on Screen is a fresh and compelling introduction to mediated representations of adolescence. Buckingham�s analyses of British texts are especially welcome given that U.S. properties have received far more attention to date." Mary Celeste Kearney, author of Girls Make Media and editor of Mediated Girlhoods "Buckingham offers an insightful and highly readable account of how young people have been portrayed on screen and the critical debates that have ensued. In the process, this book sheds new light on the evolving politics of �youth� as a social category." Sue Turnbull, University of WollongongTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Troubling teenagers: how movies constructed the juvenile delinquent 3. Dreamboats, boybands and the perils of showbiz: the rise and fall of the pop film 4. Reeling in the years: retrospect and nostalgia in movies about youth 5. Gender trouble: cinema and the mystery of adolescent girlhood 6. This is England: growing up in Thatcher’s Britain 7. Skins and the impossibility of youth television 8. Conclusion: histories and futures Further reading TV and filmography Notes Bibliography
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Being with Data: The Dashboarding of Everyday
Book SynopsisOnce the rarified stuff of scientists and statisticians, data are now at the heart of our global digital economy, transforming everything from how we perceive the value of a professional athlete to the intelligence gathering activities of governments. We are told that the right data can turn an election, help predict crime, improve our businesses, our health and our capacity to make decisions. Beginning with a simple question - how do most people encounter and experience data? - Nathaniel Tkacz sets out on a path at odds with much of the contemporary discussion about data. When we encounter data, he contends, it is often in highly routinised ways, through formatted displays and for specific cognitive tasks. What data are and can do is largely a matter of how they are formatted. To understand our 'datafied' societies, we need to turn our attention to data's formats and the powers of formatting. This book offers an account of one such format: the dashboard. From their first appearance with the horse and carriage, Tkacz guides readers on the historical development of this format. Through analyses of car dashboards, early managerial dashboards, and the gradual emergence of dashboards as a computer display technology, Tkacz shows how today's digital dashboards came to be, and how their cultural history conditions the present. Highly original and wide-ranging, this book will change how you think about data.Trade Review“Combining a deep understanding of software, media and critical data studies, Nathaniel Tkacz’s new book is something to get excited about: both extremely intelligent and eminently enjoyable to read.”Jussi Parikka, Aarhus University“Nathaniel Tkacz analyses the increasingly ubiquitous ‘dashboards’ that format data and that in the process help to format us as we grapple with uncertainties and struggle to react to changing conditions. Being with Data offers a theory of formatting which is both lucid and timely.”Lisa Gitelman, New York University“Tkacz’s book presents a compelling argument for the integral role that data plays in shaping our decision-making and understanding of the world around us. Through insightful analyses of the cultural history of dashboards, he demonstrates how this history continues to shape their current usage and challenges readers to rethink about data and its formats. The book crosses multiple academic fields and is aimed at academic readerships, but Tkacz’s engaging writing style and insightful critique make it accessible and thought-provoking for a broader audience. Tkacz’s multidisciplinary background enables his mastery of the terrain and contributes insights to experts in each respective area.”Li Zeng, International Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Introduction 1. Archaeology of Dashboards 2. Formatting Cognition 3. Formatting Data Coda: Format Politics Notes Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Media and Events in History
Book SynopsisThe most intense hopes and fears of our collective lives centre around large-scale events – from competitions, celebrations and festivals to environmental disasters, pandemics and terror attacks. The media are a crucial part of this process: they enable the planning, resource allocation and circulation of the vital information needed to mount major events. They are also where traces of events are stored for history. In short, large-scale and collective events have been, and still are, mediated. Starting from nineteenth-century industrialisation, Media and Events in History explains how contemporary life has become saturated with events. It discusses how they have come to involve extensive infrastructures, forms of control and anticipation, attention and participation, contingency and transformation, and articulations of the past and the future. Synthesising and developing insights from history, media studies, philosophy and the social sciences, Ytreberg surveys the rise of event-planning via mediation, and exposes the historical driving forces behind ‘media events’, global ‘mega-events’ and ‘pseudo-events’. Revealing the importance of events in history, this eye-opening book will be of interest to students of media studies, history, historical sociology and cultural history, as well as the general reader.Trade Review''This book is impressive for its clarity, accessibility, interdisciplinarity, critical approach and its mastery of the massive literature on the idea of the event.''Peter Burke, University of Cambridge ''Espen Ytreberg’s book is a powerful account of the media’s role in the narration and construction of large-scale events in the West, from nineteenth-century industrialisation up to our times. While many media researchers are mesmerised by the here and now, Ytreberg brings a much-needed historical nuance to our understanding of events in media. He also offers a rare focus on the building blocks of events, highlighting the importance of the infrastructures that support them. A must-read for anyone interested in events as they shape societies over time.''Julia Sonnevend, The New School for Social Research Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Part 1: Concepts and theories Chapter 1 Understanding large-scale events Chapter 2 Trans-ports: Key concepts for large-scale events Chapter 3 Return of the event in history, media critique and media studies Part 2: Cases and histories Chapter 4 Planned events Chapter 5 Media-planned events Chapter 6 Nonplanned events Conclusion: The challenges and limits of events Notes Bibliography Index
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Media and Events in History
Book SynopsisThe most intense hopes and fears of our collective lives centre around large-scale events – from competitions, celebrations and festivals to environmental disasters, pandemics and terror attacks. The media are a crucial part of this process: they enable the planning, resource allocation and circulation of the vital information needed to mount major events. They are also where traces of events are stored for history. In short, large-scale and collective events have been, and still are, mediated. Starting from nineteenth-century industrialisation, Media and Events in History explains how contemporary life has become saturated with events. It discusses how they have come to involve extensive infrastructures, forms of control and anticipation, attention and participation, contingency and transformation, and articulations of the past and the future. Synthesising and developing insights from history, media studies, philosophy and the social sciences, Ytreberg surveys the rise of event-planning via mediation, and exposes the historical driving forces behind ‘media events’, global ‘mega-events’ and ‘pseudo-events’. Revealing the importance of events in history, this eye-opening book will be of interest to students of media studies, history, historical sociology and cultural history, as well as the general reader.Trade Review''This book is impressive for its clarity, accessibility, interdisciplinarity, critical approach and its mastery of the massive literature on the idea of the event.''Peter Burke, University of Cambridge ''Espen Ytreberg’s book is a powerful account of the media’s role in the narration and construction of large-scale events in the West, from nineteenth-century industrialisation up to our times. While many media researchers are mesmerised by the here and now, Ytreberg brings a much-needed historical nuance to our understanding of events in media. He also offers a rare focus on the building blocks of events, highlighting the importance of the infrastructures that support them. A must-read for anyone interested in events as they shape societies over time.''Julia Sonnevend, The New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Part 1: Concepts and theories Chapter 1 Understanding large-scale events Chapter 2 Trans-ports: Key concepts for large-scale events Chapter 3 Return of the event in history, media critique and media studies Part 2: Cases and histories Chapter 4 Planned events Chapter 5 Media-planned events Chapter 6 Nonplanned events Conclusion: The challenges and limits of events Notes Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Race and Digital Media: An Introduction
Book SynopsisSince the early days of the internet, there have been questions about how emerging technologies might one day liberate or further harm communities of color that already face structural inequalities of racism. As reliance on computing technologies increases, it is also important to address questions about racial bias in the design of digital platforms, labor inequalities in tech industries, and digital surveillance on Black and Brown communities. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and research on race and digital media. Focusing on the experiences of people of color in the United States, it explores the various ways that racism and white supremacy have shaped aspects of our digital world ‒ from the infrastructures and policies that support technological development, to algorithms and the collection of data, to the interfaces that shape engagement. Yet it also reveals how communities of color have deployed digital media in ways that expand the public sphere, contest the status quo, and give voice to creativity and joy. Race and Digital Media provides an essential resource for students of communication, media, technology, and society. It shows how to make sense of our ever-changing digital media landscape in a way that centers the continued impact of institutionalized racism and the potential for anti-racist futures.Trade Review“Sweeping and exquisitely composed, this book should be the first stop for anyone interested in race and digital media. Lopez deftly synthesizes the problems and possibilities that emerge in our digital world. Lovingly worn, dog-eared, and adorned with colorful tabs ‒ this is how I expect to find this book in the hands of new students and long-time scholars alike!”Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University“Those of us who teach about race and digital media have been waiting for this book. Lopez offers an impressive survey that accessibly balances critical concepts on race, inequality, and social change with those of digital innovation, architectures, and governance.”Sarah J. Jackson, University of Pennsylvania“Lori Kido Lopez provides a compelling and comprehensive account of the various aspects related to both the history and current state of the intricate relationship between race and digital media. … The writing style is clear and engaging, weaving in pertinent research findings with colorful anecdotes and stories that enrich the narrative. ... the book would be very helpful for the uninitiated reader, including students in fields such as sociology, anthropology, political science, and communication studies. It should also be helpful for beginning researchers in these fields who look for a useful introduction into prominent questions and previous research efforts in each of the various study areas that form the complex relationships between racial inequalities and the highly influential world of digital media.”Ethnic and Racial StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Early Internet 3 Labor 4 Infrastructures 5 Artificial Intelligence 6 Surveillance 7 Tech Policy 8 Activism 9 Games 10 Communities 11 Into the Future Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Race and Digital Media: An Introduction
Book SynopsisSince the early days of the internet, there have been questions about how emerging technologies might one day liberate or further harm communities of color that already face structural inequalities of racism. As reliance on computing technologies increases, it is also important to address questions about racial bias in the design of digital platforms, labor inequalities in tech industries, and digital surveillance on Black and Brown communities. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and research on race and digital media. Focusing on the experiences of people of color in the United States, it explores the various ways that racism and white supremacy have shaped aspects of our digital world ‒ from the infrastructures and policies that support technological development, to algorithms and the collection of data, to the interfaces that shape engagement. Yet it also reveals how communities of color have deployed digital media in ways that expand the public sphere, contest the status quo, and give voice to creativity and joy. Race and Digital Media provides an essential resource for students of communication, media, technology, and society. It shows how to make sense of our ever-changing digital media landscape in a way that centers the continued impact of institutionalized racism and the potential for anti-racist futures.Trade Review“Sweeping and exquisitely composed, this book should be the first stop for anyone interested in race and digital media. Lopez deftly synthesizes the problems and possibilities that emerge in our digital world. Lovingly worn, dog-eared, and adorned with colorful tabs ‒ this is how I expect to find this book in the hands of new students and long-time scholars alike!”Ruha Benjamin, Princeton University“Those of us who teach about race and digital media have been waiting for this book. Lopez offers an impressive survey that accessibly balances critical concepts on race, inequality, and social change with those of digital innovation, architectures, and governance.”Sarah J. Jackson, University of Pennsylvania“Lori Kido Lopez provides a compelling and comprehensive account of the various aspects related to both the history and current state of the intricate relationship between race and digital media. … The writing style is clear and engaging, weaving in pertinent research findings with colorful anecdotes and stories that enrich the narrative. ... the book would be very helpful for the uninitiated reader, including students in fields such as sociology, anthropology, political science, and communication studies. It should also be helpful for beginning researchers in these fields who look for a useful introduction into prominent questions and previous research efforts in each of the various study areas that form the complex relationships between racial inequalities and the highly influential world of digital media.”Ethnic and Racial StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 The Early Internet 3 Labor 4 Infrastructures 5 Artificial Intelligence 6 Surveillance 7 Tech Policy 8 Activism 9 Games 10 Communities 11 Into the Future Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Facial Recognition
Book SynopsisFacial recognition is set to fundamentally change our experience and understanding of monitoring, surveillance, and privacy. Backed by powerful industry interests, this technology is being integrated into many areas of society – from airports to shopping malls, classrooms to casinos. Despite the promise of security and efficiency, fears are growing that this technology is inherently biased, intrusive, and oppressive, with broad-ranging societal consequences. In this timely book, Neil Selwyn and Mark Andrejevic provide a critical introduction to facial recognition. Outlining its complex social history and future technical forms, as well as its conceptual and technical underpinnings, the book considers the arguments being advanced for the continued uptake of facial recognition. In assessing these developments, the book argues that we are at the cusp of a generational shift in surveillance technology that will reconfigure our expectations of anonymity in shared and public spaces. Throughout, the book addresses a deceptively simple question: do we really want to live in a world where our face is our ID? Facial Recognition is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communications studies, surveillance studies, criminology, and sociology, as well as for anyone interested in one of the defining technologies of our times.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Chapter 1 Facial recognition – an introduction Chapter 2 Facial recognition – underpinning concepts and concerns Chapter 3 Mapping the facial recognition landscape Chapter 4 Pro-social applications - facial recognition as an everyday ‘good’? Chapter 5 Problematic applications - facial recognition as an inherent harm? Chapter 6 Facial futures - emerging promises and possible perils Chapter 7 Making critical sense of facial recognition and society Epilogue: Facial recognition - so where now? References Index
£42.75
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Facial Recognition
Book SynopsisFacial recognition is set to fundamentally change our experience and understanding of monitoring, surveillance, and privacy. Backed by powerful industry interests, this technology is being integrated into many areas of society – from airports to shopping malls, classrooms to casinos. Despite the promise of security and efficiency, fears are growing that this technology is inherently biased, intrusive, and oppressive, with broad-ranging societal consequences. In this timely book, Neil Selwyn and Mark Andrejevic provide a critical introduction to facial recognition. Outlining its complex social history and future technical forms, as well as its conceptual and technical underpinnings, the book considers the arguments being advanced for the continued uptake of facial recognition. In assessing these developments, the book argues that we are at the cusp of a generational shift in surveillance technology that will reconfigure our expectations of anonymity in shared and public spaces. Throughout, the book addresses a deceptively simple question: do we really want to live in a world where our face is our ID? Facial Recognition is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communications studies, surveillance studies, criminology, and sociology, as well as for anyone interested in one of the defining technologies of our times.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Chapter 1 Facial recognition – an introduction Chapter 2 Facial recognition – underpinning concepts and concerns Chapter 3 Mapping the facial recognition landscape Chapter 4 Pro-social applications - facial recognition as an everyday ‘good’? Chapter 5 Problematic applications - facial recognition as an inherent harm? Chapter 6 Facial futures - emerging promises and possible perils Chapter 7 Making critical sense of facial recognition and society Epilogue: Facial recognition - so where now? References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Love and Communication
Book SynopsisLove and Communication is an intriguing philosophical and religious inquiry into the meaning of “talk” – and ultimately the meaning of “being human.” Taking an historical approach, Paddy Scannell argues that the fundamental media of communication are (and always have been) talk and writing. Far from being made redundant by twentieth-century new media (radio and television), these old media laid the foundation for today’s technologies (AI and algorithms, for instance). Emphasizing these linkages, Scannell makes the case for recognizing what a religious sensibility might reveal about these technologies and the fundamental differences between a humanmade world and a world that is beyond our grasp. Drawing on the pioneering work of John Durham Peters, the book proposes that communication and love go together, which can be understood in two ways: as a human accomplishment, or a divine gift. Ultimately, the essential conundrum of today is highlighted: do we wish to remain in a human> This book draws on a lifetime of academic work and the author’s personal experience. It will be of interest to scholars and students of media and communication, who will welcome this highly original and searching examination of love as communication.Trade Review“Love and Communication marks yet another chapter in Paddy Scannell’s searching and brilliant investigations of media, communication, and everyday life. Working through ideas about language and talk, Scannell provides a fascinating account of what restores our trust in the goodness of daily, everyday life: faith, hope, and love. For a new generation of media scholars grappling with a digital world on edge, this book is an indispensable guide.”Aswin Punathambekar, University of Virginia “This rare and special book is the synthesis of a career considering the most fundamental issues of communication. It brings together talk and communication, language and writing, radio and television, along with three worlds: God’s world of yesterday, the human world of today, and the machine world of tomorrow.”John Durham Peters, Yale University“Paddy Scannell’s new thought-provoking book is a sort of intellectual and scholarly testament...this profound study is a great deal more than merely a summary of a prominent communications scholar’s research and reflections. He also feels forced to explore hitherto largely ignored territory.”VoegelinViewTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One Talk and communication Writing and language Chapter One The Still Face Experiment Chapter Two Talk and writing Chapter Three The wonder of the world Part Two Miracles Chapter Four Heidegger’s teacup Chapter Five Miracles Chapter Six Love and communication References
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