Dictionary of Media and Communications
Seiten
2009
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7656-8098-3 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7656-8098-3 (ISBN)
Presents a listing of media concepts, figures, and techniques with illustrations and historical commentaries. This dictionary includes terms related to psychology, linguistics, aesthetics, computer science, semiotics, culture theory, anthropology, and those that have relevance in media studies.
Accessible to wide range of readers from student to lay people, this authoritative reference provides a complete listing of media concepts, figures, and techniques with illustrations and historical commentaries. Written by distinguished scholar and author Marcel Danesi, and with an Introduction by Arthur Asa Berger, a leading figure in the world of media and communications, the dictionary also includes terms related to psychology, linguistics, aesthetics, computer science, semiotics, culture theory, anthropology, and more that have relevance in media studies. Each entry includes a definition in simple, clear language; an illustration where applicable; and, historical commentary (who coined a term for example, why, who uses it, etc.). A bibliography, a directory of online resources, and a time-line of media genres add to the dictionary's usefulness and appeal.
Accessible to wide range of readers from student to lay people, this authoritative reference provides a complete listing of media concepts, figures, and techniques with illustrations and historical commentaries. Written by distinguished scholar and author Marcel Danesi, and with an Introduction by Arthur Asa Berger, a leading figure in the world of media and communications, the dictionary also includes terms related to psychology, linguistics, aesthetics, computer science, semiotics, culture theory, anthropology, and more that have relevance in media studies. Each entry includes a definition in simple, clear language; an illustration where applicable; and, historical commentary (who coined a term for example, why, who uses it, etc.). A bibliography, a directory of online resources, and a time-line of media genres add to the dictionary's usefulness and appeal.
Marcel Danesi is Professor of Semiotics and Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively in the fields of media and popular culture. Among his recent publications are Brands (2006), Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives (2007), and The Quest for Meaning: A Guide to Semiotic Theory and Practice (2007). He is currently the editor-in-chief of Semiotica. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Foreword by Arthur Asa Berger Introduction A–Z Chronology Bibliography Resources on the World Wide Web
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.2.2009 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 725 g |
Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7656-8098-X / 076568098X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7656-8098-3 / 9780765680983 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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