Key Concepts in Media and Communications

This book covers the key concepts central to understanding recent developments in media and communications studies. Wide-ranging in scope and accessible in style it sets out a useful, clear map of the important theories, methods, and debates. The entries critically explore the limits of a key concept as much as the traditions that define it. They include clear definitions, are introduced within the wider context of the field and each one is fully cross-referenced, is clearly illustrated with relevant examples, and provides a guide to further reading and an index.

Paul Jones is Associate Professor in Media and Cultural Sociology at the University of New South Wales. David Holmes is Senior Lecturer in Communications and Media at Monash University.