The third edition of the bestselling student guide to doing media and cultural studies research provides all the knowledge and practical expertise needed to carry out a project or dissertation.
This no nonsense, up-to-the-moment text cuts-to the-chase about how to conduct a research study. Jane Stokes effortlessly and expertly takes the reader by the hand and walks them through the principles, methods and practices of executing ′good′ media and cultural studies. If any book can relieve anxieties about actually doing research this is it. Accessible, informed, incredibly useful.
This is the best book available for students facing up to the challenge of writing a dissertation about media and communication. Jane Stokes introduces a wide range of methods for researching audiences, industries and texts, and guides the student through detailed discussion of well-chosen case studies and examples.
A favourite with both students and lecturers, How to Do Media and Cultural Studies provides readers with all the knowledge and practical expertise they need to carry out their project or dissertation. Giving them hands-on guidance on managing the whole process, Jane Stokes:
- Shows students how to identify a topic and create a research question
- Guides them through the research process, from getting started through to writing-up
- Explores a range a case studies, showing how methods have been applied by others
Expanded and updated throughout, this 3rd edition now includes:
- Increased coverage of digital media, social media and internet research
- More practical exercises to help you tie media and cultural theory to your work
- New guidance on understanding research ethics
- New guidance on mixing and combining methods
How to Do Media and Cultural Studies has inspired thousands of students and researchers to understand why studying media texts, industries and audiences is so important. It is an ideal companion for anyone conducting a research project.
- | Author: Jane Stokes
- | Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
- | Publication Date: Apr 29, 2021
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781526427755
- | ISBN-10: 1526427753
