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Media spectacle and insurrection, 2011 : from the Arab uprisings to Occupy everywhere

Kellner, Douglas, 1943-

2012

Overview

Douglas Kellner elaborates upon his well known theory which explores how media spectacle can be used as a key to interpreting contemporary culture and politics. Grounded in both cultural and communication theory, Kellner argues that politics, war, news and information, media events (like terrorist attacks or royal weddings), and now democratic uprisings, are currently organized around media spectacles, and demonstrates how and why this has occurred.Rooting the discussions within key events of 2011 - including the war in Libya, the Arab Uprisings, the wedding of William Windsor to Kate Middleton, the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the Occupy movements - Media Spectacle and Insurrection, 2011 makes a highly relevant contribution to the field of media and communication studies. It offers a fresh perspective on the theme of contemporary media spectacle and politics by adopting an approach that is based around critical social and cultural theory. This series gives students a strong critical grounding from which to examine new media.

• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Subject: Mass media and world politics Case studies. / Mass media Influence Case studies. / Mass media Social aspects Case studies. / Arab Spring, 2010- / Occupy movement.
• ISBN: 9781441160973, 1441160973, 9781441102539, 1441102531

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
P96.W62 K45 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE