{"product_id":"theorising-media-and-practice-9781845457419","title":"Theorising Media and Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAlthough practice theory has been a mainstay of social theory for nearly three decades, so far it has had very limited impact on media studies. This book draws on the work of practice theorists such as Wittgenstein, Foucault, Bourdieu, Barth and Schatzki and rethinks the study of media from the perspective of practice theory. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from places such as Zambia, India, Hong Kong, the United States, Britain, Norway and Denmark, the contributors address a number of important themes: media as practice; the interlinkage between media, culture and practice; the contextual study of media practices; and new practices of digital production. Collectively, these chapters make a strong case for the importance of theorising the relationship between media and practice and thereby adding practice theory as a new strand to the study of anthropology of media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This book is extremely thought provoking and makes an important contribution to current debates about the nature and scope of media ethnography. It includes the work of some of the most outstanding scholars working at the intersection of media studies and media ethnography, and many of the individual chapters make important contributions to the field.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Virginia Nightingale\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Western Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This is a worthy, potentially important book, very likely to have a substantial influence in the growing interdisciplinary fields of media studies and media anthropology. It is a well conceived and timely contribution to a set of ongoing conceptual debates and is successful in both representing those debates and participating in them. It deserves to be widely read.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Eric W. Rothenbuhler\u003c\/b\u003e, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eTheorising Media and Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Postill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: MEDIA AS PRACTICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Theorising Media as Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNick Couldry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e What Do We Mean by ‘Media Practices’?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark Hobart \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eMedia as Practice: A Brief Exchange\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNick Couldry\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMark Hobart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: MEDIA, CULTURE AND PRACTICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Fan Practice to Mediated Moments: The Value of Practice Theory in the Understanding of Media Audiences\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eS. Elizabeth Bird\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThick Context, Deep Epistemology: A Meditation on Wide-Angle Lenses on Media, Knowledge Production and the Concept of Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDebra Spitulnik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘But It Is My Habit to Read the Times’: Metaculture and Practice in the Reading of Indian Newspapers\u003cbr\u003e \tMark A. Peterson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Embedded\/Embedding Media Practices and Cultural Production\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eUrsula Rao\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: MEDIA PRACTICES IN CONTEXT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Communication, Cognition and Usage: Epistemological Considerations of Media Practices and Processes\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGuido Ipsen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eLanguage-games, In\/dividuals and Media Uses: What a Practice Perspective Should Imply for Media Studies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJo Helle-Valle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Barthian Approach to Practice and Media: Internet Engagements among Teleworkers in Rural Denmark\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJens Kjaerulff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Can Practice Theory Inspire Studies of ICTs in Everyday Life?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eToke H. Christensen\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInge Røpke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: NEW MEDIA PRODUCTION PRACTICES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Playful Practices: Theorising ‘New Media’ Cultural Production\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElisenda Ardèvol\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAntoni Roig\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGemma San Cornelio\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRuth Pagès\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePau Alsina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eTheorising the Practices of Free Software: The Movement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChristopher Kelty\u003c\/em\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cinematography and Camera Crew: Practice, Process and Procedure\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCathy Greenhalgh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042986688855,"sku":"9781845457419","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845457419.jpg?v=1750956536","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theorising-media-and-practice-9781845457419","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}