Understanding Media: A Popular Philosophy (Paradigm)

Understanding Media: A Popular Philosophy (Paradigm)

Why do we understand media the way we do?Â In their simplest forms, media are means of communication and instruments of human creativity. But on another level, media are powerful technologies that govern how we think and act in the world, and they can even take on a sinister character, with media conglomerates working in opposition to freedom of information. Dominic Boyer grapples with these complexities in Understanding Media, where he questions what our different ways of engaging media actually tell us about media, how we relate to information, and about ourselves.

Understanding Media explores, in a serious yet entertaining way, our common habits of thinking about the presence and significance of media in our lives. Offering analysis of the philosophical and social foundations of contemporary media theory as well as everyday strategies of knowing media, it addresses the advantages and limitations of different ways of understanding media. Finally, Boyer reflects on how we can know media better than we do.

Country	USA
Author	Dominic Boyer
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Prickly Paradigm Press
EAN	9780979405709
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	097940570X
Label	Prickly Paradigm Press
Manufacturer	Prickly Paradigm Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	120
PublicationDate	2007-11-15
Publisher	Prickly Paradigm Press
Studio	Prickly Paradigm Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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