Alternative and Activist Media. Media Topics |
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| Author:
| Waltz, Mitzi |
| Series title: | Media Topics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-55392-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $31.33 |
Book Description:
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This study of alternative and activist media provides an introduction to alternative media theories, audiences and practices. It brings diverse voices and concepts from outside the commercial media world to the fore, enriching and challenging mass media. Illustrated with historical and current examples, from both a UK and international perspective, it also includes carefully constructed exercises and discussion topics based on case studies and available texts.
This study of alternative and activist media provides an introduction to alternative media theories, audiences and practices. It brings diverse voices and concepts from outside the commercial media world to the fore, enriching and challenging mass media. Illustrated with historical and current examples, from both a UK and international perspective, it also includes carefully constructed exercises and discussion topics based on case studies and available texts.