Media Studies

A bold new account of how celebrity worksWhy do so many people care so much about celebrities? Who decides who gets to be a star? What are the priv...

Leading scholars combine their love of The Archers with their specialist subjects, in Custard, Culverts and Cake - a sometimes serious, but most of...

The nature of media forms and industries is changing rapidly and constantly. As such, Changing Media Landscapes explores the concept of visual netw...

From the upheavals of recent national elections to the success of the #MyDressMyChoice feminist movement, digital platforms have already had a dram...

In this groundbreaking exploration of in-flight cinema, Stephen Groening traces the history of this transnational cinematic practice. At once a his...

Against Immediacy is a history of early video art considered in relation to television in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. It examines...

An illuminating study of the complex relationship between children and media in the digital age Now, as never before, young people are surrounded b...

In this groundbreaking exploration of in-flight cinema, Stephen Groening traces the history of this transnational cinematic practice. At once a his...

Ephemeral Media explores the practices, strategies and textual forms helping producers negotiate a fast-paced mediascape. Examining dynamics of bre...

Ephemeral Media explores the practices, strategies and textual forms helping producers negotiate a fast-paced mediascape. Examining dynamics of bre...

T?his is the first book about reality television to make class its central focus. Despite popular and media debate about the ''classed'' behaviour ...

T?his is the first book about reality television to make class its central focus. Despite popular and media debate about the ''classed'' behaviour ...