Eoin Devereux 
Media Studies [EPUB ebook] 
Key Issues and Debates

Bringing together a range of renowned scholars in the field, this book examines eighteen key issues within contemporary media studies. Written in an accessible student-friendly style,
Media Studies – Key Issues and Debates is an authoritative landmark text for undergraduate students.

Each individual chapter begins with a concise definition of the concept(s) under investigation. This is followed by a 5, 000 word discussion on the current state of play within research on the specific area. Chapters contain case-studies and illustrative materials from Europe, North America, Australasia and beyond. Each chapter concludes with annotated notes, which guide the student-reader in terms of future study.

With a preface by Denis Mc Quail, contributors include Janet Mc Cabe, John Corner, David Croteau, William Hoynes, Natalie Fenton, Jenny Kitzinger, Jeroen de Kloet, Liesbet van Zoonen, Sonia Livingstone and Greg Philo.

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Introduction

Bridging The Mythical Divide – Natalie Fenton

Political Economy and Cultural Studies Approaches to the Analysis of Media

The Media Industry – Croteau & Hoynes

Structure, Strategy and Debates

Mass Media & New Media Techologies – Michael J Breen

Unravelling the Web of Discourse Analysis – Philippa Smith & Allan Bell

News Content Studies, Media Group methods and Discourse Analysis – Greg Philo

A Comparison of Approaches

Framing & Frame Analysis – Jenny Kitzinger

Mass Media Re-Presentations of the Social World – Amanda Hoynes

Ethnicity and Race

Media Representations of Social Structure – Joke Hermes

Gender

Media, Power and Political Culture – John Corner

Proximity and Scope as News Values – Pamela J. Shoemaker

Text and Textual Analysis – Peter Hughes

Analysing Fictional Television Genres – Kim Akass & Janet Mc Cabe

From Family Television To Bedroom Culture – Sonia Livingstone

Young People′s Media at Home

Fan Culture – Jeroen de Kloet & Lisbet van Zoonen

Performing Difference

Community Media & The Public Sphere – Kevin Howley

Media and Diaspora – Karim H. Karim

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Professor Eoin Devereux is Professor of Sociology at the University of Limerick, Ireland and an Adjunct Professor in Contemporary Culture at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.     Primarily interested in Cultural and Economic Sociology,  Professor Devereux has published extensively on media representations of poverty, inequality and the stigmatization of poorer neighbourhoods.  He has also published widely on the media and on popular music including co-edited books on David Bowie,  Morrissey,  Joy Division and Protest Music.  He is the author of the international best-selling book Understanding The Media,  now in its 3rd edition and the editor of Media Studies: Key Issues and Debates, both published by Sage (London).   Professor Devereux is co-founder/director of two research clusters at the University of Limerick, Ireland, namely,  The Popular Music and Popular Culture Research Cluster and The Power, Discourse and Society Research Cluster. In addition to his academic work, Devereux is also a creative writer and experimental musician. His essay ′Waltzing Back: The Cranberries 1989-1993′ is featured in the Box Set Version of The Cranberries debut album ′Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can′t We?′ released by Universal Music (London) in October 2018. He has also curated sleeve notes for The Cranberries albums ′Something Else′,   ′In The End′ and the 2020 re-issue of ′No Need To Argue.′