Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
About the Book Series
Cultural and media studies are now well-established as important academic disciplines and are inspiring new research into a wide range of pertinent issues. This series presents outstanding research in these subjects, helping to shape the direction of future inquiry.
To submit a proposal for this series, please contact:
Suzanne Richardson, Commissioning Editor for Media, Cultural and Communication Studies
[email protected]
Communicating in the Third Space
1st Edition
Edited
By Karin Ikas, Gerhard Wagner
December 17, 2009
Communicating in the Third Space aims to clarify Homi K. Bhabha’s theory of the third space of enunciation by reconstructing its philosophical, sociological, geographical, and political meaning with attention to the special advantages and ambiguities that arise as it is applied in practical--as ...
Film and Television After DVD
1st Edition
Edited
By James Bennett, Tom Brown
December 17, 2009
Heralded as "the most significant invention [for film] since the coming of sound" (The Observer 2003), by 2005 DVD players were in approximately 84 million homes in the US, making it the "fastest selling item in history of US consumer electronics market" (McDonald 2007: 135). This book examines the...
Mobile Technologies: From Telecommunications to Media
1st Edition
Edited
By Gerard Goggin, Larissa Hjorth
December 17, 2009
In light of emerging forms of software, interfaces, cultures of uses, and media practices associated with mobile media, this collection investigates the various ways in which mobile media is developing in different cultural, linguistic, social, and national settings. Specifically, contributors ...
American Icons: The Genesis of a National Visual Language
1st Edition
By Benedikt Feldges
September 17, 2009
Despite the work that has been done on the power of visual communication in general, and about the social influence of television in particular, television’s relationship with reality is still something of a black box. Even today, the convention that the screen functions as a window on reality ...
The Places and Spaces of Fashion, 1800-2007
1st Edition
Edited
By John Potvin
July 15, 2009
The Places and Spaces of Fashion, 1800-2007 brings together art, design, fashion, and a much neglected concern for its spatial realities. The spaces and places of fashion have often been overlooked in the writing of fashion history and visual culture. More often than not, however, these ...
Autism and Representation
1st Edition
By Mark Osteen
April 29, 2009
Autism, a neuro-developmental disability, has received wide but often sensationalistic treatment in the popular media. A great deal of clinical and medical research has been devoted to autism, but the traditional humanities disciplines and the new field of Disability Studies have yet to explore it....
Political Communication in a New Era
1st Edition
Edited
By Philippe Maarek, Gadi Wolfsfeld
March 21, 2003
This book seeks to provide readers with a cross-national perspective concerning the art of political communication in a field increasingly affected by globalization, fragmentation of political audiences, and the rise of professional communications experts - a field concerned not only with how ...
Karaoke Around the World: Global Technology, Local Singing
1st Edition
Edited
By Shuhei Hosokawa, Toru Mitsui
July 19, 2001
The karaoke machine is much more than an instrument which allows us to be a star for three minutes. The contributors to this lively collection address the importance of karaoke within Japanese culture and its spread to other parts of the world, exploring the influence of karaoke in such different ...
Media and Migration: Constructions of Mobility and Difference
1st Edition
Edited
By Russell King, Nancy Wood
May 02, 2001
This title explores the close and vital relationship between the contemporary media and immigration. Drawing on newspapers, magazines, film, television and photography, the contributors examine the effects of mass media on migration behaviour and ethnic identity. Using examples from a range of ...
From Satellite to Single Market: New Communication Technology and European Public Service Television
1st Edition
By Richard Collins
November 10, 1998
Richard Collins explores public service television's role in fostering pan-European cultural identity. Based on extensive primary research, interviews with participants and analysis of key European programmes, this book documents the growth of the public service satellite television network which ...