Media Studies

The studies in this volume conceptualize populism as a type of political communication and investigate it comparatively, focusing on (a) politician...

Detailed yet accessible, Translation and Localization brings together the research and insights of veteran practicing translators to offer comprehe...

Analyzing Analytics: Disrupting Journalism One Click at a Time critically examines how journalists use web analytics in their work and the implicat...

This work outlines a new methodology for film analysis based on the radical materialist thought of Baruch Spinoza, re-evaluating contemporary cogni...

Societies today are in a period of dynamic change, highly fluid and contested in moving from traditional to liberal and from local to global, as we...

From tracking down information to symbolising human experiences, this book is your guide to telling more effective, empathetic and evidence-based ...

This book explores representations of Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel in comics and film, as well as political struggles over these works, to illum...

The Discourse of YouTube explores the cutting edge of contemporary multimodal discourse through an in-depth analysis of structures, processes and c...

Printing and Painting the News in Victorian London offers a fresh perspective on Social Realism by contextualizing it within the burgeoning new med...

Sexuality in India offers an expression of nationalist anxieties and is a significant marker of modernity through which subjectivities are formed a...

This book presents an alternative view of cosmopolitanism, citizenship and modernity in early 20th-century India through the multiple lenses of mys...

This book highlights the diverse methods needed to study a complex media environment, and the nuance and richness of the understanding gained by do...

In an increasing number of countries around the world, populist leaders, political parties and movements have gained prominence and influence, eith...

This book focuses on mediated intercultural communication in the context of globalization. Analyzing social and traditional media using qualitative...

This edited volume uses an interdisciplinary approach to art and design that not only reframes but also repositions agendas and actions to address ...

As digital reading has become more productive and active, the lines between reading and writing become more blurred. This book offers both an explo...

Post-Production and the Invisible Revolution of Filmmaking studies the discourses surrounding post-production, as well as the aesthetic effects of ...

One of the primary objectives of comparative literature is the study of the relationship of texts, also known as intertextuality, which is a means ...

This book offers a thorough analysis of how romantic love between Black men and women (referred to here as Black Love) is portrayed in Hollywood fi...

This book gives a deep description of a new trend in Chinese cyber-nationalism through an examination of Diba Expedition 2016. The eight chapters, ...

Power, Diversity and Public Relations addresses the lack of diversity in PR by revealing the ways in which power operates within the occupation to ...

Disability and Digital Television Cultures offers an important addition to scholarly studies at the intersection of disability and media, examining...

Spirited Histories combines ethnography with critical theory to provide a sophisticated exploration of the intersection of haunting and the paranor...

This book examines the disruptive nature of Trump news both the news his administration makes and the coverage of it related to dominant paradigm...

In this moment of unprecedented humanitarian crises, the representations of global disasters are increasingly common media themes around the world....

This collection of essays confirms Carmen de Burgoss pivotal place in Spanish feminist history by bringing together eminent international scholars ...

The intersection of virtual and physical spaces at the heart of contemporary political protests is a pivotal element in new practices of activism. ...

This book analyzes the intersections of celebrity, self-branding, and mommy culture. It examines how images of celebrity moms playing versions of t...

Examining anew the notions of media imperialism and globalization of media, this book disrupts the generalised consensus in media scholarship that ...

Film Comedy and the American Dream is an examination of national identity in the era of the American superpower as projected in popular comedic fil...

This book seeks to interrogate the representation of Black women in television. Cheers explores how the increase of Black women in media ownership ...

Volume 3 of A History of Early Film examines critical responses to early cinema, including the impassioned thoughts of one of the first film critic...

Different Engines investigates the emergence of technologies in Latin America to create images, sounds, video games, and physical interactions. The...

This book explores the transnational mobility, everyday life and digital media use of childcare workers living and working abroad. Focusing specifi...

From the emergence of digital protest as part of the Zapatista rebellion, to the use of disturbance tactics against governments and commercial inst...

Migrant Labor and Border Securities in Pop Culture explores the conditions for migrant domestic, agricultural, and factory workers as that of conti...

Opting out of Digital Media showcases the role of human agency and cultural identity in the development and use of digital technologies. Based on a...

Disrupting Journalism Ethics sets out to disrupt and change how we think about journalism and its ethics. The book contends that long-established w...

This book is a first attempt to map the broad context of performance studies from a multimodal perspective. It collects original research on tradit...

Go beyond gamifications badges and leaderboards with the new edition of the book, first published in 2011, that helped transform education. Going f...

This volume serves as an in-depth investigation of the diversity of means and practices that constitute (dis)identification and identity constructi...

Based on the best-selling novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides is director Sofia Coppolas evocative debut feature of young love, sex, lo...

In many contemporary and popular forms of religious practice, digital technology and the spiritual are inseparable. Ranging from streaming broadcas...

This ground-breaking book explores the moral dimensions of sexual imagery in contemporary, general-release Asian films. It examines debates that ar...

This book offers a detailed analysis of the Islamic Republic of Irans approach towards human rights in the media. It looks at the state-owned and s...

European cities are contributing to the development of a more sustainable urban system that is capable of coping with economic crises, ecological c...

There is no area of business that is more dramatically affected by the explosion of web-based services delivered to computers, PDAs and mobile phon...

At the turn of the 20th century, the significant social, political, and technological changes that were occurring in society also heralded new role...