Dear colleagues
Birgit Bräuchler and I are very pleased to inform you of the publication in
both hardback and paperback of Bräuchler, B. and J. Postill (eds) 2010.
Theorising Media and Practice. Oxford and New York: Berghahn.
Synopsis:
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 of the anthropology of media.
See the Berghahn website for more information:
http://berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=BrauchlerTheorising
Best wishes
John Postill
Dr John Postill
IN3, Open University of Catalonia
Sheffield Hallam University
(j.postill /at/ shu.ac.uk)
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