Theorising Media and Practice

Theorising Media and PracticeAlthough practice theory has been a mainstay of social theory for nearly three decades, so far it has had very limited impact on media studies. This book draws on the work of practice theorists such as Wittgenstein, Foucault, Bourdieu, Barth and Schatzki and rethinks the study of media from the perspective of practice theory. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from places such as Zambia, India, Hong Kong, the United States, Britain, Norway and

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Additionally the book contains quizzes with answers

Chapters focus on a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to culture

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