Critical Media Studies: An Introduction

Critical Media Studies: An Introduction

Fully revised to reflect today’s media environment, this new edition of <i>Critical Media Studies</i> offers students a comprehensive introduction to the field and demonstrates how to think critically about the power and influence of media in our daily lives.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Presents an engaging and comprehensive introduction to a broad range of critical approaches to the field written in an accessible way</li> <li>Features a new chapter on sociological analysis that reveals how audiences use media in their everyday lives to manage social roles, relationships, and contexts</li> <li>Offers substantial updates to examples used in the book to reflect contemporary industry standards, textual forms, and audience behaviors</li> <li>Delivers up-to-date media references that resonate with today’s undergraduates</li> <li>Updated with more global examples for broader appeal</li> <li>Enhanced online resources, including PowerPoint slides, test bank, study guides and sample assignments, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/criticalmediastudies</li> </ul>