Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of
language study and are one-stop resources for students.
Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible
overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample
analyses, commentaries, and key readings--all in the same volume. The
innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four
sections--introduction, development, exploration, and extension-- which
offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read
across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the
knowledge gained.
This revised second edition of Language and Media:
- Provides an accessible introduction and comprehensive overview of the
major approaches and methodological tools used in the study of
language and media.
- Focuses on a broad range of media and media content from more
traditional print and broadcast media formats to more recent digital
media formats.
- Incorporates practical examples using real data, including newspaper
articles, press releases, television shows, advertisements (print,
broadcast, and digital), blogs, social media content, internet memes,
culture jamming, and protest signs.
- Includes key readings from leading scholars in the field, such as Jan
Blommaert, Sonia Livingstone, David Machin, Martin Montgomery, Ruth
Page, Ron Scollon, and Theo van Leeuwen.
- Offers a wide range of activities, questions, and points for further
discussion.
The book emphasises the increasingly creative ways ordinary people are
engaging in media production. It also addresses a number of urgent
current concerns around media and media production/reception, including
fake news, clickbait, virality, and surveillance.
Features of the new edition include:
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Special attention on 'new media' forms such as websites, podcasts,
YouTube videos, social media sites, and mobile apps such as Snapchat
and Instagram;
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Additional material on: mobility and materiality in media, memes and
virality, discourse processes in media production, collaborative
production and user created content, reality TV, fake news, the role
of algorithms and bots in media production and circulation, and media
and resistance;
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Discussion of media surveillance, privacy boundaries, and the
so-called 'right to be forgotten' related to Internet archiving;
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Brand new readings from key scholars in the field including Piia
Varis, Jan Blommaert, Monika Bednarek and Martin Montgomery;
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Updated examples and references throughout, to reflect more
contemporary issues.
Written by three experienced teachers and authors, this accessible
textbook is an essential resource for all students of English language
and linguistics.
