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Anne Kaun - Crisis and Critique: A Brief History of Media Participation in Times of Crisis - 9781783607365 - V9781783607365
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Crisis and Critique: A Brief History of Media Participation in Times of Crisis

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Description for Crisis and Critique: A Brief History of Media Participation in Times of Crisis Paperback. Anne Kaun provides a historical exploration of the role of media in shaping social movements and resistance to capitalism. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: JFD; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 192.
Throughout history, innovations in media have had a profound impact on protest and dissent. But while these recent developments in social media have been the subject of intense scholarly attention, there has been little consideration of the wider historical role of media technologies in protest. Drawing on the work of key theorists such as Walter Benjamin and Raymond Williams, Crisis and Critique provides a historical analysis of media practices within the context of major economic crises. Through richly detailed case studies of the movements which emerged during three different economic crises - the unemployed workers' movement of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
141
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783607365
SKU
V9781783607365
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99-5

About Anne Kaun
Anne Kaun is a visiting post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. She also lectures at Soedertoern University. Her previous books include Being a Young Citizen in Estonia (2013) and (in German) Experiencing the EU (2012).

Reviews for Crisis and Critique: A Brief History of Media Participation in Times of Crisis
`Anne Kaun's book proficiently shows the changes of media practices and technologies within protest movements ... recommend the book to everybody interested in new perspectives on media and social activism.' Journal of Media and Communication `Finally, a historically nuanced book on the role of media in protest movements. Kaun provides a very timely comparative analysis of ... Read more

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