Description
Book SynopsisSue Turnbull is Senior Professor of Communication and Media at the University of Wollongong, Australia, and Discipline Leader for the Creative Industries. Her recent publications include
European Television Crime Drama and Beyond, co-edited with Kim Toft Hanson and Steven Peacock (Palgrave Macmillan 2018),
The TV Crime Drama (Edinburgh University Press 2014) and
Media and Communications in Australia (Allen and Unwin 2014) with Stuart Cunningham. With Martin Barker, Sue is joint editor of
Participations, Journal of Media and Reception Studies while her current projects include a collaborative investigation into the value of web series to the screen industries, audiences and the creative economy.
Trade ReviewA wonderfully distinctive addition to audience studies. Taking a critical approach, Turnbull presents a historically situated account of both classic audience research and user engagement with contemporary media forms. * Eve Ng, Ohio University, USA *
This book provides an important discussion of the key developments in thinking about media audiences, demonstrating the multiple different ways that scholars have thought about audiences and their relationship with media. * Emily Harmer, University of Liverpool, UK *
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introductions Chapter 2: What is a Media Audience? Chapter 3: Technologies of Audiencing Chapter 4: Content and Interpretation Chapter 5: The People Who Matter Chapter 6: The Madness in Our Method.
