TY - BOOK AU - Purvis,Tony TI - Get Set for Media and Cultural Studies T2 - Get Set for University EUP SN - 9780748626472 AV - PN98.R38 -- P87 2006eb U1 - 302.230711 PY - 2006/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press KW - Mass media and literature KW - Electronic books N1 - COVER -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I Understanding Media and Culture -- 1 WHAT ARE THE MEDIA? WHAT IS MEDIA STUDIES? -- 2 WHAT IS CULTURE? WHAT IS CULTURAL STUDIES? -- PART II Topics, Themes and Debates in Media and Cultural Studies -- 3 TEXTS AND SIGNS IN MEDIA AND CULTURE -- 4 CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS -- 5 GENRES: TELEVISION AND FILM -- 6 AUDIENCES IN MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES -- 7 POPULAR CULTURES -- 8 PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF MEDIA AND CULTURE -- 9 SUBCULTURES -- 10 MEDIA: METHODS OF ANALYSIS -- 11 THEORIES OF CULTURAL ANALYSIS -- PART III Study Skills -- 12 WEEK ONE, SEMESTER I, LEVEL I -- 13 READING, WRITING AND ESSAYS -- 14 COMMON ERRORS IN WRITING AND PRESENTING -- 15 EXAMINATIONS -- 16 SEMINARS AND GROUP WORK -- 17 DISSERTATIONS, RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PRODUCTIONS -- 18 MEDIA PRODUCTION COURSES -- 19 EMPLOYABILITY AND PROGRESS FILES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING -- INDEX N2 - This book presents a clear, concise and critical introduction to contemporary media and cultural studies. The book will be of interest to all students about to embark on courses in which knowledge of the mass media, cultural identities, popular culture, film, or television, forms a part of their programme. But the book is also aimed at those who are interested in how media and cultural identities can be studied in relation to audiences and industries in the context of local and global media. And finally, the book is of interest to all those who are studying aspects of the media, culture, and communications industries and who want to consolidate their knowledge and critical skills in more comprehensive ways. Get Set for Media and Cultural Studies will provide a concise learning aid UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1961802 ER -