Narrative And Media

Narrative and Media applies contemporary narrative theory to media texts, including film, television, radio, advertising, and print journalism. Drawing on research in structuralist and post-structuralist theory, as well as functional grammar and image analysis, the book explains the narrative techniques which shape media texts and offers interpretive tools for analysing meaning and ideology. Each section looks at particular media forms and shows how elements such as chronology, character, and focalization are realized in specific texts. As the boundaries between entertainment and information in the mass media continue to dissolve, understanding the ways in which modes of story-telling are seamlessly transferred from one medium to another, and the ideological implications of these strategies, is an essential aspect of media studies.

Helen Fulton is Professor of English at the University of Wales, Swansea Rosemary Huisman is Honorary Associate Professor in the Department of English, University of Sydney Julian Murphet is a lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Sydney Anne Dunn is a senior lecturer in the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney