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.