A01=Joanne Garde-Hansen
Author_Joanne Garde-Hansen
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Film
Media & Cultural Studies
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- ISBN 9780748640331
- Weight: 228g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 29 Jun 2011
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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How do we rely on media for remembering? In exploring the complex ways that media converge to support our desire to capture, store and retrieve memories, this textbook offers analyses of representations of memorable events, media tools for remembering and forgetting, media technologies for archiving and the role of media producers in making memories.Theories of memory and media are covered alongside an accessible range of case studies focusing on memory in relation to radio, television, pop music, celebrity, digital media and mobile phones. Ethnographic and production culture research, including interviews with members of the public and industry professionals, is also included. Offering a comprehensive introduction to the connections and disconnections in the study of media and memory, this is the perfect textbook for media studies students.Key Features* Presents a thorough and detailed overview of key writers, theories and debates* Case studies enrich the text, offering innovative approaches and insights on methodology * Covers a range of 'old' and 'new' media including: from radio, television, film, photography, digital media, mobile phones and popular music* Explores discourses, forms and practices of media and memory with active learning exercises that engage readers
Joanne Garde-Hansen is Professor of Culture, Media and Communication at the University of Leeds, UK. She is the author of numerous books including Media and Memory (2011, EUP), Remembering Dennis Potter from Fans, Extras and Archives (2014, Palgrave MacMillan), Remembering British Television (2019, BFI), Media and Water (2022, Bloomsbury) and Museums, Archives and Protest Movies (2024, Palgrave MacMillan)
