This is a comprehensive introduction to the British tradition of cultural studies. Graeme Turner offers an accessible overview of the central themes that have informed British cultural studies: language, semiotics…

Examines the state of current affairs television in Australia, by pondering its future, while drawing lessons from the past. This book questions the social and political value of current affairs…

Presents a unique overview of the global issues raised by the recent transformations in television. It looks at how they have affected the public interest and society across the globe…

Dynamic and insightful exploration of the ‘everyday’ individual’s willingness to turn themselves into media content. How are ‘ordinary’ people being integrated into current media formats?

Television studies must address a complex environment where change has been vigorous but uneven, and where local and national conditions vary significantly. This title leads the way in developing various…

Locating Television: Zones of Consumption takes an important next step for television studies and addresses the question of ‘what is television now?

The essays in this collection suggest that the commercialisation of the production of national culture, in various ways and to varying degrees, constitutes an important shift in the configuration of…

A collection of new essays which make suggestions for the new directions for the study of contemporary popular music. There is comparative analysis of the relationship between the state and…