Nicholas Carah
Media and Society: Power, Platforms, and Participation
Media and Society: Power, Platforms, and Participation
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Media & Society explores the role of the media in social, cultural, political, and economic life, unpacking the increasing entanglement of digital media technology with our everyday lives. It explores the relationship between meaning and power in an age of participatory culture, social media, and digital platforms, and how a critical approach to power helps us understand the role media play in shaping the social and how we can become critically informed media citizens. It is essential reading for students of media, communication, and cultural studies.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 25 May 2021
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
The media has a significant impact on social life, empowering or disempowering individuals and shaping our identities. Algorithms play a crucial role in managing media audiences, producing and managing content. Media & Society, a course offered by Associate Professor Nicholas Carah, explores the role of the media in shaping social, cultural, political, and economic life. It examines the relationship between meaning and power in an age of participatory culture, social media, and digital platforms. The course emphasizes the importance of a critical approach to power to understand the role of media in shaping society and how individuals can become critically informed media citizens.
The course covers key concepts and ideas related to media, communication, and cultural studies, including the use of tools such as Ghostery to track personal data collection, exploring misinformation on social media, and the realities of internships and freelancing in the digital media industry. Through contemporary case studies, students learn to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world situations.
Media & Society is an essential reading for students interested in media, communication, and cultural studies. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the media's impact on society and equips students with the skills and knowledge needed to navigate the digital media landscape critically and effectively.
Weight: 752g
Dimension: 186 x 233 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529707953
Edition number: 2 Revised edition
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