{"product_id":"what-media-classes-really-want-to-discuss-9780415778121","title":"What Media Classes Really Want to Discuss","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou probably already have a clear idea of what a discussion guide for students is: a series of not-very-interesting questions at the end of a textbook chapter. Instead of triggering thought-provoking class discussion, all too often these guides are time-consuming and ineffective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not that kind of discussion guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Media Classes Really Want To Discuss\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on topics that introductory textbooks generally ignore, although they are prominent in students' minds. Using approachable prose, this book will give students a more precise critical language to discuss common sense phenomena about media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book acknowledges that students begin introductory film and television courses thinking they already know a great deal about the subject. \u003cem\u003eWhat Media Classes Really Want To Discuss\u003c\/em\u003e provides students with a solid starting point for discussing their assumptions critically and encourages the reader to argue with the book, furthering the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: A Note to the Student About Why This Book Is Different. 1. \"It’s Just a Movie:\" Why You Should Analyze Film and Television. \u003cstrong\u003e Part\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOne: Discussing How Media Work\u003c\/strong\u003e 2. What Is Realism, Really? 3. How Do We Identify with Characters? 4. Genre Schmenre. \u003cstrong\u003ePart Two: Discussing Media and\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSociety.\u003c\/strong\u003e 5. \"Studies Show:\" How To Understand Media Violence\/Effects Research 6. Role Models and Stereotypes: An Introduction to the \"Other\". \u003cstrong\u003ePart Three: Discussing Media’s Future Now.\u003c\/strong\u003e 7. What Difference Does a Medium Make? 8. What Is Interactivity?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018194420055,"sku":"9780415778121","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415778121.jpg?v=1750775976","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-media-classes-really-want-to-discuss-9780415778121","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}