Media Culture: Cultural Studies, Identity and Politics between the Modern and the Post-modern
Media Culture develops methods and analyses of contemporary film, television, music and other artefacts to discern their nature and effects. The book argues that media culture is the dominant form of culture which socializes us and provides materials for identity and both social reproduction and change. Through studies of Reagan and Rambo, horror films and youth films, rap music and African-American culture, Madonna, fashion, television news and entertainment, MTV, Beavis and Butt-Head , the G
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Review by Dennis J. Dunleavy for Media Culture: Cultural Studies, Identity and Politics between the Modern and the Post-modern
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Kellner’s research examines the construction of social reality by exploring and analyzing contemporary media culture. His work on understanding how cultural identity is shaped by media is an extremely useful and fascinating critique on modern society. In addition, Kellner offers a well-written overview of some of the theory behind the big ideas and concepts used to interpret our media-based world.
Review by Lost Lacanian for Media Culture: Cultural Studies, Identity and Politics between the Modern and the Post-modern
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For some time now, Douglas Kellner has been arguing for the importance of media and culture in today’s politics. This book is a great introduction for students into why he has placed such an emphasis on this issue. Kellner pulls together Marxism, postmodern theory, and British Cultural Studies in conrete analyses of media culture. The downside to this book is that the objects it analyzes are a bit dated now, but nonetheless theoretically relevant.