Ecomedia: Key Issues is a comprehensive textbook introducing the
burgeoning field of ecomedia studies to provide an overview of the
interface between environmental issues and the media globally. Linking
the world of media production, distribution, and consumption to
environmental understandings, the book addresses ecological meanings
encoded in media texts, the environmental impacts of media production,
and the relationships between media and cultural perceptions of the
environment.
Each chapter introduces a distinct type of media, addressing it in a
theoretical overview before engaging with specific case studies. In this
way, the book provides an accessible introduction to each form of media
as well as a sophisticated analysis of relevant cases. The book includes
contributions from a combination of new voices and well-established
media scholars from across the globe who examine the basic concepts and
key issues of ecomedia studies. The concepts of "frames," "flow", and
"convergence" structure a dynamic collection divided into three parts.
The first part addresses traditional visual texts, such as comics,
photography, and film. The second part of the book addresses traditional
broadcast media, such as radio, and television, and the third part looks
at new media, such as advertising, video games, the internet, and
digital renderings of scientific data.
In its breadth and scope, Ecomedia: Key Issues presents a unique
survey of rich scholarship at the confluence of Media Studies and
Environmental Studies. The book is written in an engaging and accessible
style, with each chapter including case studies, discussion questions
and suggestions for further reading.
