[ecrea] New book Mapping Communication and Media Research

> New book:
>
> Mapping Communication and Media Research
> Conjunctures, Institutions, Challenges
>
> by Koivisto, Juha ­ Thomas, Peter D.
>
> 218 p.
> ISBN: 978-951-44-7920-5
> 29.00?
> Publisher: Tampere University Press. TUP
>
> Communication and media research has emerged in 
> recent years as one of the most successful and 
> dynamic fields of activity in the contemporary 
> university. The explosive growth has prompted 
> concern about a ?lack of clarity? of the field 
> and its capacity to respond productively to 
> current and future challenges. How can we 
> account for the spectacular rise of 
> communication and media research? What type of 
> academic activity is it? Is it a ?discipline?, 
> an interdisciplinary ?field?, a new ?discourse? 
> or an ?institution? including different approaches?
> Communication and media research is analysed in 
> this study as a ?hegemonic apparatus?, or a 
> terrain of conflicting forces and organisation 
> forms upon which social, cultural and political 
> projects and values are produced, criticised and 
> challenged. The authors argue that contemporary 
> communication and media research can only be 
> understood by referring to the concrete social, 
> cultural and political contexts in which it occurs.
>
> Drawing upon a series of detailed reports 
> covering communication and media research 
> internationally, from Germany, France, Belgium, 
> The Netherlands, Finland, Estonia, the USA, the 
> UK, Australia, Japan and South Korea, the study 
> provides a global overview of the contemporary 
> situation and assesses future challenges and 
> opportunities. Key indices include university 
> departments, professorships and research 
> centres, doctoral studies, gender relations, 
> research funding, internationalisation and 
> publishing and the impact of university reforms.
>
> This study will be essential reading for all 
> those concerned with the current state of this 
> successful ?non-discipline? and its significance 
> for critical intellectual practice today.
>
> Available here:
>
> http://granum.uta.fi/english/kirjanTiedot.php?tuote_id=20194

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