Media, Risk And Science - Couverture souple

Allan, Stuart

 
9780335206629: Media, Risk And Science
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 033520662X ISBN 13 : 9780335206629
Editeur : Open University Press, 2002

Synopsis

* How is science represented by the media?
* Who defines what counts as a risk, threat or hazard, and why?
* In what ways do media images of science shape public perceptions?
* What can cultural and media studies tell us about current scientific controversies?

Media, Risk and Science is an exciting exploration into an array of important issues, providing a much needed framework for understanding key debates on how the media represent science and risk. In a highly effective way, Stuart Allan weaves together insights from multiple strands of research across diverse disciplines. Among the themes he examines are: the role of science in science fiction, such as Star Trek; the problem of 'pseudo-science' in The X-Files; and how science is displayed in science museums. Science journalism receives particular attention, with the processes by which science is made 'newsworthy' unravelled for careful scrutiny. The book also includes individual chapters devoted to how the media portray environmental risks, HIV-AIDS, food scares (such as BSE or 'mad cow disease' and GM foods) and human cloning. The result is a highly topical text that will be invaluable for students and scholars in cultural and media studies, science studies, journalism, sociology and politics.

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À propos de l?auteur

Stuart Allan teaches in the School of Cultural Studies at the University of West of England, Bristol. His previous publications include News Culture (1999) and the co-edited volumes News, Gender and Power (1998) and Environmental Risks and the Media (2000). He is series editor for the Issues in Cultural and Media Studies series.

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Éditeur
Open University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
033520662X
ISBN 13 
9780335206629
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
252
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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Editeur : Open University Press, 2002
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