Cover Image

Audience-citizens : the media, public knowledge and interpretive practice /

Show other versions (1)

This book explores how sociological and cultural factors affect interpretations of mediated knowledge. Using concepts from contemporary hermeneutics - in particular Gadamer - it examines the notion that understanding is irretrievably linked to the interpreter's socio-cultural positioning.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harindranath, Ramaswami, 1959-
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi ; London : SAGE, 2009.
Subjects:
Mass media > Political aspects > India.
Mass media > Social aspects > India.
Democracy > India.
India > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book explores how sociological and cultural factors affect interpretations of mediated knowledge. Using concepts from contemporary hermeneutics - in particular Gadamer - it examines the notion that understanding is irretrievably linked to the interpreter's socio-cultural positioning.
Physical Description:1 online resource (271 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9788132108337 (ebook) :