The Media in Scotland - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748628002 ISBN 13 : 9780748628001

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book brings together academics, writers and politicians to explore the range and nature of the media in Scotland. The book includes chapters on the separate histories of the press, broadcasting and cinema, on the representation and construction of Scotland, the contemporary communications environment, and the languages used in the media. Other chapters consider television drama, soap opera, broadcast comedy, gender, the media and politics, race and ethnicity, gender, popular music, sport and new technology, the place of Gaelic, and current issues in screen fiction.The book offers a comprehensive picture of the media in Scotland and is the first to do so. It raises a number of important questions about how Scotland presents itself at home and abroad as well as analyzing questions of politics, economics and governance. Among the contributors are David Bruce, Myra Macdonald, Brian McNair, Hugh O'Donnell, Mike Russell, Philip Schlesinger and Brian Wilson.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Neil Blain is Professor Emeritus of Communications at the University of Stirling. His publications include Media, Monarchy and Power (with Hugh O'Donnell), Sport, Media, Culture: Local and Global Dimensions and The Media in Scotland (co-edited with David Hutchison).

David Hutchison has published in the fields of theatre, media policy and journalism. From 2010-2014 he was chair of Regional Screen Scotland. He is Honorary Professor of Media Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748628002
• ISBN 13: 9780748628001
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Blain Neil, Hutchison David
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible