基本説明
学生向け入門書。
Full Description
This exciting new title explores how a concept of discourse can be usefully applied to the analysis of visual as well as verbal texts. Drawing on case studies and examples from British and US media, it re-examines the relationship between discourse and ideology demonstrating how both concepts interrelate and contribute to media analysis. Written in a lively and accessible manner, this resource will be useful to students of media and cultural studies, journalism studies and the social science disciplines.
Contents
What does the concept of discourse mean?; how does 'discourse' relate to 'ideology'?. The attraction of opposites - changing media discoursesreviewing the binary opposition between 'information' and 'entertainment'Of drama, documentary, truthfulness and fakeryChanging boundaries between 'public' and 'private' discourses. Contemporary anxieties and media DiscourseDare we eat? - construction of 'risk' around foodDangers to 'us' from 'others': the perceived Islamic threatChildren and our future: childhood 'at risk'.
