Media Audiences And Identity: Self-construction In The Fan Experience
by S. Bailey
2021-06-04 11:02:38
Media Audiences And Identity: Self-construction In The Fan Experience
by S. Bailey
2021-06-04 11:02:38
Using a unique combination of cultural studies research, neo-pragmatist philosophy, and psychoanalytic theory, the author sheds light on the formation of a social identity and the important role that mass media play in this process. Case studies cove...
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Using a unique combination of cultural studies research, neo-pragmatist philosophy, and psychoanalytic theory, the author sheds light on the formation of a social identity and the important role that mass media play in this process. Case studies covering a range of media and communities provide a model for developing a truly explanatory as well as descriptive account of self-media interaction that bridges the two opposing sides of the media audience debate and provides a significant new dimension to notions of ''passive'' and ''active'' media audiences.
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