Theorising Media and Practice
Author： Boule Jean-Pierre;Tidd Ursu;
Publisher： Berghahn Books
Publication year： 2010
E-ISBN: 9781845458546
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781845457457
Subject： B0 Philosophical Theory;C91 Sociology;G2 Dissemination of Information and Knowledge
Keyword： null 社会学,信息与知识传播,哲学理论Philosophical TheoryDissemination of Information and KnowledgeSociology
Language： ENG
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Description
Although 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 Denmark, the contributors address a number of important themes: media as practice; the interlinkage between media, culture and practice; the contextual study of media practices; and new practices of digital production. Collectively, these chapters make a strong case for the importance of theorising the relationship between media and practice and thereby adding practice theory as a new strand to the study of anthropology of media.
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