Second Edition
Timothy Havens and Amanda Lotz
Publication Date - January 2016
ISBN: 9780190215323
304 pages
Paperback
6-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches
In Stock
Retail Price to Students: $78.95Understanding Media Industries examines the influence of media industry organization and practices on society
An engaging and accessible introduction to the field, Understanding Media Industries helps students develop deeper and more critical knowledge of industries. This book provides students with a thorough discussion of how media industries work, why they work as they do, and the broader theoretical and practical implications of media industry structure and function. The authors' unique Industrialization of Culture Framework organizes the book and helps students to consider media industries in different nations and historical periods.
Timothy Havens is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies and in the Program in African American Studies at the University of Iowa.
Amanda D. Lotz is an associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan.
February 2011
"Understanding Media Industries is a comprehensive, readable, and accessible text for teaching students how to thoughtfully and productively analyze the operations of media industries and how those operations shape media content. It is rich with examples, usefully explained vocabulary, and great teaching materials."--Erin Copple Smith, Austin College
"Havens and Lotz have their fingers on the pulse of the media industry."--Vicki Mayer, Tulane University
Ancillary Resource Center (ARC): at www.oup-arc.com is a convenient, instructor-focused single destination for resources to accompany your text. Accessed online through individual user accounts, the ARC provides instructors with access to up-to-date ancillaries at any time while guaranteeing the security of grade-significant resources. In addition, it allows OUP to keep instructors informed when new content becomes available. Available on the ARC:
· Instructor’s Manual, which includes applications of material discussed in the text, assignment and class activity ideas, and additional readings and media.
· PowerPoint lecture slides
· Due to the ever-changing nature of this field of study, there will be updates on the ARC. Users can be alerted by following the book’s Twitter account @HavensLotzUMI, or emailing understandingmediaindustries@gmail.com.
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