More Than a Music Box

Radio Cultures and Communities in a Multi-Media World

336 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Since the rise of television, much radio consists of 'capsule' news and music formats which are heard as background to other activities. However the medium offers a great deal more. This collection of essays shows how in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and the South Pacific, radio continues to provide distinctive forms of content for the individual listener, yet also enables ethnic and cultural groups to maintain their sense of identity. Ranging from radio among the primordial communities to digital broadcasting and the internet, these essays suggest that the benefits and gratifications which radio confers remain unique and irreplaceable in this multi-media age.

• Reihe: Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• ISBN: 9781845450465
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.04.2006
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Herausgegeben von: Andrew Crisell