Theorising Media and Practice
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Theorising Media and Practice

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
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Theorising Media and Practice

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. THEORISING MEDIA AND PRACTICE
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. Preface
  5. Introduction: Theorising Media and Practice*
  6. PART 1: Media as Practice
  7. CHAPTER 1: Theorising Media as Practice
  8. CHAPTER 2: What Do We Mean by ‘Media Practices’?
  9. CHAPTER 3: Media as Practice: A Brief Exchange
  10. PART II: Media, Culture and Practice
  11. CHAPTER 4: From Fan Practice to Mediated Moments:The Value of Practice Theory in the Understanding of Media Audiences
  12. CHAPTER 5: Thick Context, Deep Epistemology: A Meditationon Wide-Angle Lenses on Media, Knowledge Production and the Concept of Culture
  13. CHAPTER 6: ‘But It Is My Habit to Read the Times’: Metaculture and Practice in the Reading of Indian Newspapers
  14. CHAPTER 7: Embedded/Embedding Media Practices and Cultural Production
  15. PART III: Media Practices in Context
  16. Chapter 8: Communication, Cognition and Usage: Epistemological Considerations of Media Practices and Processes
  17. CHAPTER 9: Language-games, In/dividuals and Media Uses: What a Practice Perspective Should Imply for Media Studies
  18. CHAPTER 10: A Barthian Approach to Practice and Media: Internet Engagements among Teleworkers in Rural Denmark
  19. CHAPTER 11: Can Practice Theory Inspire Studies of ICTs in Everyday Life?
  20. PART IV: New Media Production Practices
  21. CHAPTER 12: Playful Practices: Theorising ‘New Media’ Cultural Production
  22. CHAPTER 13: Theorising the Practices of Free Software: The Movement
  23. CHAPTER 14: Cinematography and Camera Crew: Practice, Process and Procedure
  24. Notes on Contributors
  25. Index