Media in History: An Introduction to the Meanings and Transformations of Communication over Time
Jukka Kortti
Apr 2019 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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248
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About this ebook
Since media is omnipresent in our lives, it is crucial to understand the complex means and dimensions of media in history, and how we have arrived at the current digital culture. Media in History addresses the increasing multidisciplinary need to comprehend the meanings and significances of media development through a variety of different approaches. Providing a concise, accessible and analytical synthesis of the history of communications, from the evolution of language to the growth of social media, this book also stresses the importance of understanding wider social and cultural contexts. Although technological innovations have created and shaped media, Kortti examines how politics and the economy are central to the development of communication.
Media in History will benefit undergraduate and graduate history and media studies students who want to understand the complex structures of media as a historical continuum and to reflect on their own experiences with that development.
Media in History will benefit undergraduate and graduate history and media studies students who want to understand the complex structures of media as a historical continuum and to reflect on their own experiences with that development.
About the author
Jukka Kortti is Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University, Finland. He is a social and media historian specializing in the history of television, advertising, journalism and intellectual history.
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