{"product_id":"9780745629346","title":"Canonic Texts in Media Research Are There Any? Should There Be? How About These?","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCanonic Texts in Media Research\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAre There Any? Should There Be? How About These?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElihu Katz | John Durham Peters | Tamar Liebes | Avril Orloff\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eARE THERE ANY? Many of us have our own canonic texts – the kind that won't \u003cbr\u003e go away. We tell them that their time has passed, that it's embarrassing \u003cbr\u003e they're still around, but they turn up repeatedly on our reading lists and \u003cbr\u003e in our bibliographies. They inspire us, haunt us, argue with us -- but they \u003cbr\u003e won't leave. Typically, we keep them to ourselves. \u003cp\u003eSHOULD THERE BE? Of course there should be, and there's no reason to hide\u003cbr\u003e them. Canons (and saints) should be shared, because they define fields and\u003cbr\u003e communities. These texts are not simply monuments, however. They are alive\u003cbr\u003e and breathing, standing the test of time by shedding old meanings and\u003cbr\u003e assuming new ones. The minimal care they need – occasional brushing off and\u003cbr\u003e bulb-changing – is well worth the trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHOW ABOUT THESE? The field of media studies is now more than 50 years old,\u003cbr\u003e and the contributors to this volume offer their own candidates for canonization. Each of the thirteen essays in the book presents a critical reading of one of these classics and debates its candidacy. You are invited to disagree. The texts are summarized, analysed and re-examined for their contemporary relevance. They are grouped together in schools (Chicago, Columbia, Frankfurt, Toronto, British Cultural Studies) to highlight the different perspectives that characterize the field.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers thirteen pairs of shoulders to stand on, the better to see the field of media studies. It will serve as an excellent teaching text for advanced students in communications and media and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eElihu Katz\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania, and Professor Emeritus, Departments of Sociology and Communication, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, \u003cb\u003eJohn Durham Peters\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Communication Studies, University of Iowa, \u003cb\u003eTamar Liebes\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Communication, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and \u003cb\u003eAvril Orloff\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer\/researcher in Toronto.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 December 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745629346\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379834679436,"sku":"9780745629346","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745629346_d019d2d8-f5d4-447a-a7c0-11315682b111.jpg?v=1780154017","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745629346","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}