Media Discourses: Analysing Media Texts

by Donald Matheson

Book Overview

Some of the most important questions regarding the relationship between media and culture are about communication. How are the meanings which make up a culture shared in society? How is power performed in the media? What identities and relationships take shape there? "Media Discourses" introduces readers to discourse analysis to show how media communication works. Written in a lively style and drawing on examples from contemporary media, it discusses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 033521469X
• ISBN13: 9780335214693
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 8.8"