Media Audiences and Identity : Self-Construction in the Fan Experience /

Using a unique combination of cultural studies research, neo-pragmatist philosophy, and psychoanalytic theory, the author sheds light on the formation of a social identity and the important role that mass media play in this process. Case studies covering a range of media and communities provide a mo...

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Main Author:	Bailey, Steve (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Cultural and Media Studies. Cultural Studies. Media Studies. Regional and Cultural Studies. Social Theory. Communication. Culture > Study and teaching. Popular culture > Study and teaching. Social sciences > Philosophy. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Using a unique combination of cultural studies research, neo-pragmatist philosophy, and psychoanalytic theory, the author sheds light on the formation of a social identity and the important role that mass media play in this process. Case studies covering a range of media and communities provide a model for developing a truly explanatory as well as descriptive account of self-media interaction that bridges the two opposing sides of the media audience debate and provides a significant new dimension to notions of 'passive' and 'active' media audiences.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (VIII, 228 pages)
ISBN:	9780230501119
DOI:	10.1057/9780230501119